BERGAMO, ITALY – APRIL 06: Ademola Lookman of Atalanta warms up prior to the Serie A match between Atalanta and SS Lazio at Gewiss Stadium on April 06, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
The situation has been left at a stalemate, and it now remains to be seen whether Inter will come back in with a new offer.
According to Thursday’s reports from Corriere dello Sport, Inter are still considering coming in with a new bid for Lookman, their priority transfer target in attack.
Wednesday’s report indicates that there are two ways Inter are prepared to improve on their recently rejected €45m offer.
epa11919188 Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman celebrates after scoring the 0-4 goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match of Empoli FC against Atalanta BC, in Empoli, Italy, 23 February 2025. EPA-EFE/CLAUDIO GIOVANNINI
Option one is to increase the offer to a total package worth €50m, of which at least €45m will be in fixed fees.
The second option for Inter is to raise the total cost of the operation up to around €46m or €47m and also offer Atalanta a young U23, Primavera or academy talent in the deal, which would also effectively boost the total cost up to around €50m.
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