Agent claims Inter rejected €50m offer and Atalanta swap idea for Esposito | OneFootball

The agent of Inter striker Francesco Pio Esposito claims that the Nerazzurri value his client so highly that they have recently rejected offers in the region of €50m for the 20-year-old, and that a swap deal involving Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman has also been turned down.

According to reports from Calciomercato.com, Esposito is set to stay with the Inter first team for the 2025-26 season after spending the last two seasons out on loan with Serie B side Spezia, where he netted 17 league goals from 35 appearances last term.

Now, he is set to compete for first-team opportunities in San Siro in an attacking department that contains Lautaro Martinez, Marcus Thuram, Ange-Yoan Bonny, Mehdi Taremi and potentially also Ademola Lookman by the end of the summer transfer window.

BERGAMO, ITALY – MAY 25: Ademola Lookman of Atalanta BC looks on during the Serie A match between Atalanta BC and Parma Calcio 1913 at Gewiss Stadium on May 25, 2025 in Bergamo, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Inter turned down €50m offers for Esposito, agent claims

Football Italia reported over the weekend that Inter had already turned down approaches from Manchester United and Atalanta for Esposito this transfer window.

FERRARA, ITALY – MARCH 26: Francesco Pio Esposito of Italy U21 during the UEFA Under21 EURO Qualifier match between Italy U21 and Turkey U21 at Stadio Paolo Mazza on March 26, 2024 in Ferrara, Italy. (Photo by Alessandro Sabattini/Getty Images)

Now, Esposito’s agent, Mario Giuffredi, claims that Inter have recently rejected offers of €50m for the 20-year-old centre-forward, and that the Nerazzurri have also said no to a proposal involving Atalanta’s Lookman.

“Inter are aware of Pio Esposito’s value, so much so that they have rejected offers of 50m,” said Giuffredi, who also represents the likes of Mattia Zaccagni, Giovanni Di Lorenzo and Matteo Politano.

He added: “Atalanta had also proposed an exchange with Lookman for Pio Esposito.”

Giuffredi, speaking to Radio CRC, clarified that: “The Lookman deal does not clash with Pio Esposito, who has other characteristics, different to the Atalanta player.”