Serie A champions Napoli are targeting a move for Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman, reports Completesports.com.
According to Italian news outlet, Gazetta dello Sport, manager Antonio Conte has requested that the Partenopei sign the Nigeria international as replacement for Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Napoli sold Kvaratskhelia to European champions Paris Saint-Germain in January.
Conte has identified Lookman as the long-term replacement for the Georgia international.
The Naples club must however meet Atalanta’s €60m valuation to secure the services of the player.
Napoli are reportedly willing to sign Lookman for €50m.
The 27-year-old registered 22 goals and five assists in 46 appearances across all competitions for Atalanta last season.
By Adeboye Amosu
4 Comments
He should not go
Antonio conte has a poor record in european competitions
Why would ademola go to a team the way they treated osimhen?
Also afcon is coming up, if he signs for napoli he would have to sign a waiver that he wouldnt play in it
But I would have love to see him play with de bruyne
Let’s be clear, Napoli did not treat Osimhen unfairly. Football as much as it is sports is entirely business. It was not Napoli that forced Osimhen to sign almost £85m release clause when he doubled his salary. It was never Napoli’s fault also that clubs could not meet Osimhen’s valuación. Osimhen has a very bad agent. Likewise, he is not the only African in the team. Anguissa is a Cameroonian and he played in the last AFCON. So the talk of signing a waiver of not playing at the AFCON is false. If the Club hated African, the President would not personally lead negotiations to secure Lookman’s services as reported. Whether we like it or not, Napoli is a huge upgrade to Atalanta and Lookman will suit better in Conte’s preferred 3-4-3 system. Give Conte his flowers. He won Napoli another title without much fun fare. I mean which club gets rid of Osimhen and Kvara and yet win the league. If Napoli is interested, Lookman should move. He will further develop better under Conte.
Forget De Bruyne! Is Lookman’s future dependent on De bruyne?
Is De bruyne Lamin Yamal?, or Messi or what? You people are just unspeakable – so because you want to see him play with a fading player who was not ever even that good anyway, you want him to put his career stability and mental health at risk?? Unbelievable o!
You already said it! Napoli is not a place for African players – it never was and is not now and now to make matters even worse, they have another closet racist as a manager – and you think there is any reason under heaven that he should be encouraged to go there?? Come on man! Stick to your guns, you know better than that!
As for you @Big Boss
Are you well????
Either you have a very short and rubbish memory of events and revelations or you are not all there based on the rubbish you just spilled!
Mtcheeew!