Inter mission is Lookman within 10 days, but no saga

Originally posted on Football Italia | Last updated Jul 18, 2025 5:37 PM ET

Inter intend to proceed in the Ademola Lookman talks, but do not expect a Teun Koopmeiners style saga, because they want it all done and dusted with Atalanta in 10 days.

The Nerazzurri know that the player has a preference for them, even if there have been reports linking the Nigerian to different clubs.

However, that does not mean we are in for a repeat of last summer, when the Koopmeiners soap opera dragged on for weeks and weeks until he finally moved to Juventus.

Inter set a deadline for Lookman

As far as Inter are concerned, Lookman had been promised he could leave if an offer worth €40m came in, but seeing as Atalanta do not share the same view, the right solution could be €45m plus €5m in add-ons to reach the €50m asking price.

Above all, the focus is for Inter not to stretch this out for long, so that new coach Cristian Chivu can immediately have a great reinforcement for the attack.

This is the mission for Inter, to get Lookman done and dusted within the next 10 days.

This article first appeared on Football Italia and was syndicated with permission.

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