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Fabrizio Romano reveals Ademola Lookman’s next club
Carlo Garganese
- Updated: 2 Sept 2025 12:20 BST
- 4 min read
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Fabrizio Romano says that Ademola Lookman could still move to Galatasaray this month.
The main European transfer window closed on Monday evening, with Lookman failing to earn himself the big transfer he craved.
Current ETV
Ademola Lookman
F, AM (C)
Ademola Lookman
F, AM (C)
Atalanta
ETV Range
€44.7M - €54.7M
Lookman had been desperate to join a major club and even went on strike when Atalanta refused to sell him to Inter Milan.
But, despite the main window closing, the Nigerian sensation still could leave Atalanta.
Lookman to Galatasaray
Multiple sources, including Fabrizio Romano and Alfredo Pedulla, report that Galatasaray are the team to watch in the next days.
Romano said on his Italian Youtube channel in the early hours of this window that Turkey could be his next destination.
Pedulla added on his channel that Galatasaray is very much an option and we must see if this path develops and whether Lookman can repair his relationship with Atalanta.
The Nigerian star infamously went AWOL for two weeks after being infuriated by Atalanta's decision to refuse to sell him to Inter Milan.
Lookman fled Italy back to England to train on his own, deleted all traces of Atalanta from his social media accounts, delivered an angry public statement and issued a transfer request.
But after news emerged that Inter had communicated to Atalanta that they no longer want to sign Lookman, the attacker decided to end his strike and return to Italy.
He has since been training seperately from the rest of the squad and he has not been called up or played this season.
Lookman had his heart set on a move to Inter but Atalanta rejected an offer of €42 million plus €3m in add-ons.
The attacker claimed that Atalanta had broken a promise to sell him after the offer was rejected.
Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi then explained that they had promised to sell Lookman this summer to a big club abroad at the right price but not to an Italian club.
Earlier this year, Lookman was crowned African Footballer of the Year and finished 14th in the 2024 Ballon d'Or race after a stunning 2024.
He scored a legendary hattrick for Atalanta in the 3-0 Europa League final victory over Bayer Leverkusen in May 2024.
He hit 27 goal contributions for the season before taking that brilliant form into the 2024/2025 season.
In the first half of last season he was arguably the best player in Serie A, as Atalanta looked a good bet for the Scudetto.
However, together with Atalanta as a whole, Lookman's form dropped off in 2025 but he remains one of the best players in Serie A.
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