Premier League clubs have been handed a huge boost in the race to sign Ademola Lookman this summer as Atalanta prefer to sell overseas.
The Nigerian attacker, who scored a hat-trick in last season's Europa League final, is poised to pursue a new challenge at the end of the season.
It comes after Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini recently claimed Lookman was one of the "worst penalty takers" he has "ever seen" after he recently missed from the spot in the shock 3-1 Champions League play-off defeat to Club Brugge.
Ex-Everton, Fulham and Leicester winger Lookman came close to leaving the Italian club last summer when he reached a verbal agreement on personal terms with PSG.
Selling much-loved midfielder Teun Koopmeiners to Turin last summer brought them notable pain and now they're battling the Old Lady for a Champions League qualification spot(
Ademola Lookman could return to the Premier League this summer.
His current contract with Atalanta is due to expire in the summer of 2026 which is why they are so keen to move him on.
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