Atalanta eager to acquire Leverkusen's Kossounou permanently

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·21 March 2025

Odilon Kossounou is expected to stay at Atalanta Bergamo permanently beyond summer, BILD believes.

The Ivorian defender was shipped out to the Serie A side at the start of the season and made an instant impression.

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However, Kossounou suffered a muscular injury in October before a persistent adductor injury in January left him on the sidelines again.

Nevertheless, head coach Gasperini is supposed to be happy with the 24-year-old and willing to pay the €25million purchase fee.

Kossounou himself is also said to feel at home at the Lombardy club, who must exercise the purchase option by mid-June at the latest.

The deal could work out for all parties given Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso left him out of his plans last season after poor performances.