Inter has reached an agreement with breathola lookman, who has decided to move to Milan, but the negotiation with Atalanta remains complicated due to the reimbursement that is more than 40 million euros. On the tactical front, the Nigerian presents himself as an ideal profile for one of the dynamic offensive modules submitted by manager Cristian Chivu.
Inter has broken the impasse – an agreement on personal conditions has been reached with LOOKMAN, a concrete target to strengthen the Nerazzurri attack.
The player, who has been planning to leave Atalanta for some time, repeated his willingness to move as soon as the interest of the Viale della Liberazione club has been materialized. But the negotiation promises to be anything but flexible.
The bottleneck
The request from the Bergamo Club is in fact more than 40 million euros – a high valuation, especially in view of the fact that it refers to a possible transfer to a direct competitor in the Serie A. for abroad, the figure can be smaller.
A clear signal from Antonio Percassi: Lookman only leaves on favorable conditions and Atalanta does not want to strengthen a rival without a significant financial return.
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Inter, aware of the difficulties, does not intend to force the pace. Strong in the yes of the player and his desire to wear the Nerazzurri sweater, the Inter Management is ready to continue the tug of war with patience, in the hope that the position of Atalanta will mitigate.
It is also expected that the offer will be structured with bonuses related to performance and results, in an attempt to bring the Bergamo requirements closer without endangering the club's financial balance.
In the meantime, LOOKMAN has a position: he wants Inter – a message that he clearly delivered to his current club.
Is Lookman the right profile for Chivu's Inter?
With the arrival of Chivu on the Nerazzurri bank, Inter is preparing to renew itself, without disturbing the tactical identity in recent years. The width that is guaranteed by the players and the concentration in the central area of the pitch remains fixed points, but it is in the attacking department that the most important changes can arise.
Already during the club World Cup in the United States, the Romanian coach gave a glimpse of the idea of a more flowing and dynamic attack: on the one hand, the possibility of flanking for two seconds to a central point, on the other, the possibility of moving Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram more ahead and the Lijnen by the Lijnen by Lijnen by Lijnen
There is then room for tactical imagination. The most suggestive hypothesis is a 3-4-2-1, a module that would promote the natural positioning of lookman in the center left, with the freedom to go to the center of the field to attack or communicate with teammates.
In this configuration, however, one of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Davide Frattesi or new signing Petar Sucic could lose their place in favor of a more unpredictable attack.
As an alternative, Chivu could choose a 3-4-1-2, with Lookman used in the role of Trequartista, free to move the entire front line. It is a role that requires great tactical intelligence, but that fits perfectly with its characteristics.
In the event that Chivu would rather remain faithful to the classic 3-5-2, LOOKMAN would become a luxury rotation source, able to change with Thuram or Lautaro in the most intense periods of the season, which guarantees quality, speed and various attacking solutions.
Valuable source
The Nigerian attacker has already shown complete fame with similar tactical contexts, which is designed the role in the flexible Trident designed by Gian Piero Gasperini. Together with Charles de Ketelaere and Mateo Retegui, LOOKMAN created a mobile and unpredictable attack, made from continuous rotations, position exchanges and deep attacks. A mix of quality and intelligent lectures that made him one of the most important protagonists of the brilliant season of Atalanta.
The performance can be seen for everyone: heavy goals, decisive assists and match breaking tears. Lookman not only influenced the scoreboard, but also increased the level of the entire department.
With Inter, his transplant would be a valuable possession. He would relieve Lautaro and Thuram from building tasks, so that they could attack the penalty area more often. At the same time, he would offer solutions in the last third part of the field and he would guarantee the unpredictability that can make a difference in competitions with high intensity.
Already coveted in the Serie A, lookman seems ready for an even more ambitious stage. His final arrival at Inter would be the natural completion of exponential growth. The only real obstacle remains the financial valuation of Atalanta, but from a technical point of view the investment would have more than solid foundations.