The very active summer recruitment campaign of Atlético Madrid continued today with the announcement of the arrival of one of its main targets, Johnny Cardoso, who signed a five -year contract with the club.
However, the club encounters more difficulties to recruit another of its targets this summer.
Until now, the Colchoneros have succeeded almost all their attempts, but Cristian Romero, of Tottenham Hotspur, seems to be the one that could escape them. However, they must put the double bites if they want to conclude an agreement with the Atalanta striker, Ademola Lookman.
Atlético Madrid s'Téresse à Ademola Lookman
Lookman is available this summer, after scrambled with his coach Gian Piero Gasperini. Barcelona is also interested in Lookman, but finances could prevent them from concluding the transfer. However, they set the price of the Nigerian international player at 50 million euros, and Los Colchoneros wish to see this amount drop before getting started. Despite their good relations with Atalanta, Los Rojiblancos are not willing to spend as much, as reported by Fabrizio Romano.
They also need new starts before it becomes possible, the name of Samuel Lino being circled in red. The Brazilian saw his role reduced last season and was offered to premier league clubs in the hope of a lucrative transfer.
Atlético, however, faces fierce competition for Lookman. The Inter look his priority for the attack, according to Gianluca Di Marzio. The conditions would have been agreed with Lookman after discussions with its camp, and their plan is to submit an offer of 40 million euros in the near future.
Shouldn't the Lookman Price drop?
If Atalanta camps on its positions concerning the price requested, it could be too expensive for Atlético. Likewise, if they don't, Inter seems to have the opportunity to move quickly to recruit it, because the Rojiblancos are waiting for a decision concerning Lino. If they want to recruit the African player of the year 2024, it seems that they will have to accelerate the process or convince the player he wants above all to join the Metropolitano.
