Inter should have left everything to sign breathola lookman from Atalanta, says Christian Vieri.
Lookman scored 15 goals and offered five assists in the Serie A for Atalanta last season.
The Nigeria International – whose hat trick in the final against Bayer Leverkusen inspired Atalanta to Europa League -Glorie in 2024 – spent a large part of the summer to force a move to Inter.
Despite the fact that Lookman has started a transfer request, Inter is reportedly withdrawn their interest.
Vieri, who played for both Inter and Atalanta during his long career, believes that that was a mistake.
He told La Gazzetta Dello Sport: “Lookman is devastating.
“I would have tried to sign him until the end because he is one of the strongest players in Europe and would have made the team even stronger.”
Atalanta starts their Serie A campaign against Pisa on Sunday.
It will mark Ivan Juric's first competitive game because he replaced Gian Piero Gasperini after the latter departure to Roma.
Atalanta has won each of their last seven opening matches of a competition season with a total score of 21-5, so that a clean sheet is held in each of their last three.
Only two teams have won more consecutive such games in the Serie A History: Fiorentina between 1966 and 1974 (nine) and AC Milan between 1987 and 1996 (10).