Revealed – Dispute At The Heart Of Transfer Soap Opera Between Ademola Lookman, Inter Milan & Atalanta | OneFootball

A dispute over an alleged promise to Ademola Lookman by Atalanta is at the heart of the transfer soap opera between the Nigerian, his current club, and Inter Milan.

Italian outlet FCInterNews report that the player believes he has an explicit promise that Atalanta would be amenable in negotiations for his sale this summer.

In another bombshell in what has become a full-blown transfer soap opera, Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman made a public statement in which he handed in a transfer request.

The 27-year-old explicitly accused Atalanta of breaking a promise to him.

This confirms weeks of rumours that Lookman believes La Dea have promised a sale this summer. This after they refused to allow him to join Paris Saint-Germain last summer.

The Promise At The Heart Of Lookman Atalanta Inter Soap Opera

BERGAMO, ITALY – MAY 12: Ademola Lookman of. Atalanta warms up prior to th.\e. Serie A match between Atalanta and AS Roma at Gewiss Stadium on May 12, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Inter Milan reportedly received word from Lookman’s entourage that a €40 million would be enough to sign the former RB Leipzig forward.

In effect, the player’s representatives conveyed that this is what Atalanta had told them. Informally, at least.

Therefore, Inter believed that all the parties were on the same page.

The Nerazzurri believed that €40 million would be in the ballpark of an offer that Atalanta would accept.

But that has not proven to be the case. Atalanta have not just rejected that offer. They’ve also turned down a bid worth €45 million including add-ons.

Hence Lookman’s anger with Atalanta over this alleged broken promise in his social media post.