Percassi confirms: Two conditions for Lookman to leave Atalanta, but not for Inter | OneFootball

Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi has confirmed that the club have an agreement to allow Ademola Lookman to leave this summer, but not for teams within Serie A, which further complicates proceedings with Inter, who had a reasonable bid for the Nigeria international rejected last week.

Lookman has come to blows with Atalanta after seeing an offer of €45m including bonuses from Inter turned down by his current employers.

The 27-year-old has since posted a long statement on Instagram, claiming that there was an agreement to allow him to leave this summer, and accusing the club of treating him poorly “as a human being and as a professional footballer.”

Lookman has also confirmed that he has submitted a formal transfer request in an attempt to leave Atalanta.

Percassi confirms: Two conditions for Lookman to leave Atalanta

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)

Dea CEO Percassi has since had an opportunity to share his version of events while speaking to the media at the introductory press conference for new Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Sportiello.

Percassi told the press that there is an agreement to let Lookman leave this summer, but with two important conditions: First being that it is to a ‘top’ European club, and the second being that that club is outside Serie A.

“It’s a good opportunity to clarify what happened,” Percassi told the media, via TMW.

“Last year, after a 20 million offer from PSG, the player had asked us to be sold.

Ademola Lookman African Player of the Year Atalanta (pictue @Atalanta_BC)

“Atalanta, being a credible club, had promised to sell the player this window based on two conditions that he himself had asked of us: First, to go to a super, top European club, and that he would never be seen in Italy wearing a shirt other than Atalanta’s, given what he did for the club and what he received from the club.

“Today, as you know, the situation is very different. The club is always careful when evaluating the value and timing of its players, but as always, it is Atalanta, the club, that decides.”