By Obaloluwa Joshua, LAGOS
Atalanta head coach Gian Piero Gasperini is thrilled with the form of Ademola Lookman, reports Prompt News.
Lookman has been outstanding in his first season for La Dea.
The Nigeria international has scored 11 goals in 19 league appearances this season.
“He played right away, he was always involved in matches. He immediately showed that he has experience, he had significant growth in clubs where they know football,” Gasperini told reporters ahead of Saturday’s Serie A clash against Sampdoria.
“He was at Leipzig, then he played in England. There he was employed a bit distant from goal, but I immediately realised that he had the right characteristics for what we’ve been looking 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.”
