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Newcastle are stated to be contemplating a transfer to signal Atalanta star Ademola Lookman in the summertime switch window.
That is in accordance with the most recent report from TEAMtalk, who declare that the Magpies have joined Man United within the race to signal the highly-rated attacker.
Gasperini’s public criticism of Ademola Lookman fuels exit rumours
This comes after the participant got here beneath a shock assault from his personal supervisor final week, who publicly referred to as him for lacking a penalty within the Champions League Knockout play-off vs Membership Brugge.
After the sport, supervisor Gasperini threw the membership’s Europa League hero from final season beneath the bus in his post-match interview, labelling him as “one of many worst penalty takers”.
He instructed the media:
“Ademola Lookman is without doubt one of the worst penalty takers I’ve ever seen,” he stated.
“He needed to take the penalty after scoring a aim, he took the ball regardless of Retegui and De Keteleare obtainable to take it.
“I didn’t like what Lookman did.”
This was not taken effectively by the star attacker, who responded to his supervisor’s ‘disrespectful’ feedback by issuing the next assertion on his social media (as reported by BBC):
“Being singled out within the method I’ve been not solely hurts however feels deeply disrespectful, not least due to the immense laborious work and dedication I’ve all the time put in each day to assist carry success to this membership and to the unimaginable followers of Bergamo.”
Newcastle face robust competitors from prime Premier League golf equipment
Newcastle will face robust competitors for his signature. Other than Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal have additionally been linked with a transfer for the 27-year-old.
It has been reported that each the Reds and Arsenal have held talks over a possible summer season transfer, with their curiosity stated to be probably the most superior in the meanwhile.
Lookman has been sensational since his transfer to Italy, having racked up 49 objectives and 23 assists in 107 video games for Atalanta throughout all competitions. He performed a vital half within the membership’s Europa League triumph final season, notably scoring a hat-trick within the last in opposition to Bayer Leverkusen.
It stays to be seen if the Magpies can efficiently beat the robust competitors from their Premier League rivals to safe his signature. In the event that they do, it will likely be an enormous assertion signing from Newcastle.
