Gasperini: Ademola Lookman Is A Talent I wanted

Gasperini: Ademola Lookman Is A Talent I wanted

Ibraheem Lateef Ayodele

Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini is delighted with the form of Nigerian striker Ademola Lookman, reports BSNSports.com.ng.

The former Leicester City and Everton winger have been outstanding for La Dea in his first season in Serie A.

Gasperini, ahead of Atalanta's clash with Sampdoria, said: "He played right away, he was always involved in matches. He immediately showed that he has experience, and he had significant growth in clubs where they know football.

"He was at Leipzig, then he played in England. There he was employed a bit distant from the goal, but I immediately realised that he had the right characteristics for what we'd been looking for for some time.

"(Sporting director) Lee Congerton was very good, he had already seen the team play from February-March: there were important negotiations with other players, but he was always convinced of the characteristics of Lookman and how I played and how I wanted to use him. He immediately entered well."