Napoli join race for Lookman: huge offer, Inter not alone | OneFootball

Napoli is closely monitoring the situation surrounding Ademola Lookman, Atalanta’s forward who has become the center of a heated standoff between club and player.

Atalanta, Lookman, Napoli enters the race: huge offer on the table, Inter is no longer alone

While Inter is negotiating with La Dea to secure the Nigerian winger, the Neapolitan club remains vigilant and, according to Il Corriere dello Sport, has already put forward a very significant financial proposal for the player.

Napoli, radar on: the winger is back as a priority Sporting director Giovanni Manna, who took over in June and has already been very active in the transfer market, had scouted Lookman well before Inter made their move. Although the spotlight has recently shifted to other targets, such as Miguel Gutierrez from Girona – for whom an agreement had been reached with the Catalan club at around 18 million euros – Napoli has decided in recent hours to temporarily freeze the Gutierrez operation, awaiting further developments and new directives.

The priority now seems to have shifted back to a pure attacking winger, a role that is tactically key in the new coach’s technical project. In this context, high-profile names like Jack Grealish, Raheem Sterling, and Federico Chiesa are also circulating again, though all are difficult to reach due to both transfer fees and salaries.

The Lookman plan: huge offer, waiting for Inter Among the most concrete options, however, remains Ademola Lookman himself, the undisputed star of the Europa League final with Atalanta against Bayer Leverkusen and the author of a highly impactful season. Before Inter reached a personal agreement with the player, Napoli had already submitted to the Nigerian’s entourage a contract offer higher than Atalanta’s current terms, a sign of real and potentially ongoing interest.

The negotiations between Atalanta and Inter, as is well known, are stalled: the Bergamo club has not accepted the latest offer of 42 million plus 3 million in bonuses and is waiting for further developments. Meanwhile, Napoli positions itself as an interested observer but is ready to step in should the situation become more complicated or if the Nerazzurri club decides to abandon the pursuit.

Chiesa also remains an idea, but it’s difficult Among the alternatives to Lookman is still Federico Chiesa, already sought by Napoli in January and now once again linked to the club. The winger earns about 6 million euros per season and, according to rumors, would be tempted by an experience in the Premier League. But Napoli is watching, waiting for Juventus to define its strategies and for any room for negotiation to open up.

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