Report – Inter Milan To Hit ‘Net Spend Ceiling’ With €45M Bid For Atalanta Talisman | OneFootball

Inter Milan will reportedly hit their “net spend ceiling” with a €45 million bid for Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman.

This according to today’s print edition of Rome-based newspaper Corriere dello Sport, via FCInterNews.

It has already been a busy summer for Inter Milan.

The Nerazzurri have made a total of three signings so far. They’ve brought in the likes of Petar Sucic, Luis Henrique, and Ange-Yoan Bonny.

These deals set Inter back a total of around €60 million. And that has been without funding them with major sales.

Aleksandar Stankovic left for Club Brugge this week. And Tajon Buchanan will soon follow Stankovic out the exit door, joining Villarreal.

These sales will earn Inter around €18 million in total.

However, Inter are also working on an ambitious deal for Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman.

La Dea rejected Inter’s opening bid of €40 million. However, the Nerazzurri will reportedly raise their offer to around €45 million this week.

Inter Milan Hit “Net Spend Ceiling” With €45M Ademola Lookman Bid

BERGAMO, ITALY – APRIL 13: Ademola Lookman during the Serie A match between Atalanta and Bologna at Gewiss Stadium on April 13, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)

But if Inter Milan are to pay a fee in the region of €45 million to bring in Lookman, that will see them hit a ceiling, reports Tuttosport.

That does not mean that the Nerazzurri will not be able to make any more signings.

However, it will become necessary for Inter to finance incoming deals with fees from sales.

Therefore, if Inter are to go after other big targets like Giovanni Leoni, they will have to make sales first.