Omo Naija, make we yan about our own legendary Ademola Lookman wey just land for Atletico Madrid like say na for Naija market e dey go buy goat! E no be small mata oh, as dem don give am jersey number 22 to flaunt as dem dey carry am enter their squad.
Lookman don finally waka comot from Atalanta after dem don do transfer around €40m. Abeg, this guy don reason am well, as e sign four years deal wey go make am dey collect €7m per season! Na wetin be that? Na over 300% increase from the £2.5m wey e dey collect for Italy! Money really sabi follow talent for this guy matter.
This move don wrap up wetin fit be the long saga wey don dey go on since last year summer, when dem near to join Inter Milan, but dem block am like say na stubborn pikin wey no wan go school. E don spend three and half seasons for Serie A, scoring 55 goals and providing 27 assists out of 137 matches wey e don play. Na no be small achievement!
If we want remember wetin make am shine like star, na that time wey e score hat-trick for 2024 UEFA Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen. Na that match too, Atalanta take collect their first European trophy, and na something wey e go carry for body forever! See as e praise dem well, na true Naija boy wey e be!
“To the Atalanta family, Na time to say bye-bye, after nearly four years wey I don dey, na you people welcome me like say na my backyard. Together, we don make history, wey we no go ever forget,” na wetin Lookman talk for im social media. E no forget to appreciate im teammates and fans wey show am plenty love during im stay.
Now Lookman don don start training with Atletico Madrid, and e fit make im first appearance on Thursday when dem go meet Real Betis for Copa del Rey quarter-final. If e no fit make am that time, no wahala, we go still see am for La Liga match on Sunday against the same Betis. E go be big show!
As e dey shine for the pitch, e don also carry the African Player of the Year award for 2024, wey make e dey among the best players globally! Na only African wey dey for men’s Ballon d’Or shortlist, wey finish 14th. Na serious matter o!
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