The Italian market, as almost every year, is targeting the jewels coached by Gasperini’s Atalanta. The most talked about names are those of Koopmeiners and Hojlund.
Vincenzo Morabito, a member of Koopmeiners’ entourage, spoke to the microphones of calciomercato.it, broadcast on the Twitch TVPLAY channel, to talk about the future of the Dea’s Dutch midfielder.
The interviewee started by reasoning about the work of Wasserman, the proxy company that looks after Koopmeiners’ interests. ‘Wasserman works in watertight compartments, the English and Dutch divisions, for example, talk little to each other. Koopmeiners is a player who will remain at Atalanta, although he is among the players Giuntoli dreams of. Giuntoli had him in his hands before he went to Atalanta, then he didn’t have the resources to close.”
“Jansen has assured me that he remains in Bergamo,” Morabito continued. “And now they have closed a contract renewal deal. Regarding Kilman, the guy costs a lot, and De Laurentiis is unlikely to spend more than 20 million for a central defender who costs more than twice as much. “
Koopmeiners stays in Bergamo while Hojlund may leave: “He could stay in Italy “
Rasmus Hojlund
“Inter are chasing Hojlund and have also probed Koopmeiners in the past. For the attack, apart from the Dane, the Nerazzurri are following other excellent strikers, but you always have to understand the relationship with the available resources, because we talk but there are parameters to take into account”.
“Now Inter have cashed in and therefore can spend something,” said the interviewee again. “Hojlund, in my opinion, could leave Atalanta and stay in Italy, and in the domestic market transfers work differently. Abroad he could only go to the Premier League, but they don’t consider him ready yet because of the cost: Atalanta are asking 60 million, but they paid 17 million for him. I believe that if someone came up with 40 million, Atalanta would sell him. For example Inter Milan, or Juventus with the possible sale of Vlahovic’.
Hojlund, who arrived last year from Austrian side Sturm Graz for just over €17 million, scored 10 goals in his first Italian season. Manchester United are interested in him, but Inter Milan, Juventus and Napoli also seem to be interested.
According to Morabito, Napoli will find other important players on the cheap. ‘Meluso will be up to the task, I am sure. At Napoli they have the right staff to find players like Kim and Kvaratskhelia. Last year after the departure of so many important names such as Mertens, Insigne and Koulibaloy they all predicted a Napoli going downhill, instead they won the Scudetto. Anything can happen in football. “