‘After the Europa League final’ – Romano clarifies €27m De Ketelaere situation | OneFootball

Atalanta have resolved any doubts they might have had about Charles De Ketelaere and will sign him on a permanent deal, according to Fabrizio Romano.

The 23-year-old scored again during Atalanta’s 2-0 win over Lecce on Saturday which booked their place in next season’s edition of the Champions League. That brings his tally up to 14 goals and nine assists for La Dea in 47 games.

It would be fair to say that the Belgian has found a new lease of life under Gian Piero Gasperini, and during an interview he gave after the game he admitted to being ‘sorry’ that he could not hit the ground running at Milan in the same way as he did in Bergamo.

During his latest Daily Briefing column for CaughtOffside, Romano spoke about the situation related to De Ketelaere after his excellent bounce-back season on loan with Atalanta.

“Atalanta want to complete the permanent signing of Charles De Ketelaere from AC Milan after the Europa League final. A €23m buy option clause plus €4m add-ons deal has already been fixed since last June, plus a 10% sell-on clause for Milan,” he said.

On our Substack, we have explained what this move means financially with regards to the accounts and the 2024 summer mercato budget.