"Ademola Lookman is set to join Atletico Madrid from Atalanta for 35m euros (30.3m). The 28-year-old forward will travel to Spain to undergo a medical with the two clubs having agreed the fee for his transfer. London-born, the Nigeria international has played in Serie A since 2022, scoring 55 times for Atalanta following a move from RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga. His goals included a hat-trick in the Europa League"
"final against Bayer Leverkusen in 2024, which secured the club's first European trophy and ended the German side's 51-match unbeaten run. He was only the sixth player to score a treble in a European club final and the first since 1975. Lookman went on to be crowned the African Footballer of the Year that same year. He began his career at Charlton Athletic, playing his first game in 2015, before moving to Everton two years later where he scored on his Premier League debut."
Ademola Lookman will join Atletico Madrid from Atalanta for €35m and will travel to Spain for a medical after the clubs agreed the fee. The London-born Nigeria international scored 55 goals for Atalanta since moving from RB Leipzig in 2022, including a hat-trick in the 2024 Europa League final that secured Atalanta's first European trophy and ended Bayer Leverkusen's 51-match unbeaten run. He became only the sixth player to score a treble in a European club final and was crowned African Footballer of the Year. His career path includes Charlton Athletic, Everton, loan and permanent spells at RB Leipzig, Premier League loans at Fulham and Leicester, and a transformative spell at Atalanta.
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