Atalanta Beat Milan and Napoli for Lecce Forward | OneFootball

Atalanta have won the race for Nenad Krstovic, who had been linked to several sides, including Milan and Napoli, throughout the summer. La Dea will shell out €25M plus 10 percent of a future sale, Sky reports.

Lecce will record another giant ‘plusvalenza’ considering they had spent just €3.9M to acquire him from Dunajska Streda. He recorded 20 goals and 7 assists in 75 matches with them. The Giallorossi have lined up Nikola Stulic from Charleroi as a replacement, Tele Rama reports.

Atalanta landed Krstovic after multiple attempts for Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz, but their €40M+ offer was insufficient, and pursuing Jean-Philippe Mateta, who’s very expensive as well, Alfredo Pedullà informs. The Nerazzurri can count on the return of Gianluca Scamacca but needed another striker following Mateo Retegui’s departure.

The Montenegrin international was considered a fallback option for Milan and Napoli. The two sides are dueling for Rasmus Hojlund. The Rossoneri are in the lead and are ready to tweak their proposal, offering a loan with an obligation to buy for a total of €40M, to finally convince the Dane, La Gazzetta dello Sport informs.

Conversely, the Azzurri have probed Genk’s Tolu Arokodare, who’s worth around €20/25M. He has scored 27 times and provided 10 assists in 68 Jupiler Pro League games.

Our Take on Krstovic Joining Atalanta, Milan, and Napoli

The two heavyweights would have easily acquired him if they really wanted him. He has nice grit and shooting skills, but not much upside. The Partenopei need to decide whether Lorenzo Lucca can be the guy for a few months, thus pairing him with a project, or instead bring in someone closer to Romelu Lukaku’s caliber. The second route would obviously be a lot more expensive.