Atalanta don begin serious work for market, especially for dem midfield wey don suffer blow. After Ederson bin go Manchester United for 45 million euros, plus Brescianini wey Fiorentina buy for 10 million, and Musah wey go back to Milan, only Pasalic and De Roon remain. De Roon don reach 35 years and no fit play 50 matches as starter next season, especially after World Cup with Netherlands.
New sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli don start work for Zingonia, and e dey partner with CEO Luca Percassi. Dem need at least two starting midfielders and one for bench. One must be a deep-lying playmaker, and new coach Maurizio Sarri go decide the kind of player wey e want. Atalanta still dey target young players under 25 or 26 wey get room to improve but already ready for high level.
Names wey dey fly around include French boy Da Cunha, but e likely go stay for Como, and Gaetano from Cagliari, plus Vergara wey come from Napoli youth. From Milan, dem dey hear about Frattesi from Inter and Samuele Ricci from Milan, players wey Atalanta don follow before. Dem dey watch Ardon Jashari from Milan, 24 years, wey dem bin want for 2024 when e dey Lucerna. The Swiss boy play for Bruges wey face Atalanta for Champions League playoff for February 2025, and e want better luck after hard first season for Italy.
Atalanta dey think of deal like when dem bring De Ketelaere from Milan three years ago. Possible exchange along A4 motorway: Inter want Palestra, 50 million euros, wey just come back from loan at Cagliari. Milan bin dey look Bellanova and Scamacca, wey Roma under Gasperini also want, around 30 million. But all these moves depend on Sarri, who go change style to 4-3-3.
Some players wey no do well under Palladino for second half of season, like Bellanova, Sulemana, Samardzic, and even Scamacca (wey still score 14 goals), fit get new chance. Also Daniel Maldini, wey go Lazio on loan for January, wey Sarri use as striker sometimes, fit return to Atalanta after e no shine under Gasperini, Juric, and Palladino.
Manchester United don buy three players from Atalanta: Amad Diallo for January 2021, Rasmus Højlund for summer 2023, and now Ederson. Total money wey Atalanta go collect pass 150 million euros. For Diallo, the fixed fee na 21.3 million euros, plus bonuses wey fit reach 19.5 million, but only 6.5 million don mature so far. For Højlund, Atalanta get plusvalenza of 53.2 million euros, because dem sell am for 77.8 million total, and dem bin buy am from Sturm Graz for 16.9 million fixed plus bonuses.
Ederson go bring about 45 million euros, and Atalanta go record plusvalenza around 40 million. This go push total plusvalenza from these three sales to about 120 million euros. The sale dey among top 10 for Atalanta, like Retegui and Koopmeiners wey also bring 40-45 million, plus Romero, Bastoni, Kulusevski, Kessié, Lookman, and Gosens wey all give between 25 and 40 million. This na how the club dey stay for top level.
