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Newcastle are stated to be contemplating a transfer to signal Atalanta star Ademola Lookman in the summertime switch window.
That is in keeping with the newest report from TEAMtalk, who declare that the Magpies have joined Man United within the race to signal the highly-rated attacker.
Gasperini’s public criticism of Ademola Lookman fuels exit rumours
This comes after the participant got here underneath a shock assault from his personal supervisor final week, who publicly referred to as him for lacking a penalty within the Champions League Knockout play-off vs Membership Brugge.
After the sport, supervisor Gasperini threw the membership’s Europa League hero from final season underneath the bus in his post-match interview, labelling him as “one of many worst penalty takers”.
He instructed the media:
“Ademola Lookman is without doubt one of the worst penalty takers I’ve ever seen,” he stated.
“He wished to take the penalty after scoring a aim, he took the ball regardless of Retegui and De Keteleare out there to take it.
“I didn’t like what Lookman did.”
This was not taken nicely by the star attacker, who responded to his supervisor’s ‘disrespectful’ feedback by issuing the next assertion on his social media (as reported by BBC):
“Being singled out within the method I’ve been not solely hurts however feels deeply disrespectful, not least due to the immense onerous work and dedication I’ve at all times put in each day to assist deliver success to this membership and to the unbelievable followers of Bergamo.”
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Ademola Lookman referred to as out by supervisor for lacking penalty vs Membership Brugge. (Photograph by Francesco Scaccianoce/Getty Pictures)
Newcastle face robust competitors from prime Premier League golf equipment
Newcastle will face robust competitors for his signature. Other than Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal have additionally been linked with a transfer for the 27-year-old.
It has been reported that each the Reds and Arsenal have held talks over a possible summer time transfer, with their curiosity stated to be probably the most superior in the mean time.
Lookman has been sensational since his transfer to Italy, having racked up 49 targets and 23 assists in 107 video games for Atalanta throughout all competitions. He performed an important half within the membership’s Europa League triumph final season, notably scoring a hat-trick within the last in opposition to Bayer Leverkusen.
It stays to be seen if the Magpies can efficiently beat the robust competitors from their Premier League rivals to safe his signature. In the event that they do, it is going to be a large assertion signing from Newcastle.
