TEAMtalk can explain why such an offer won’t be sufficient, but Liverpool is preparing to make an offer for Ademola Lookman. A report indicates how much Arne Slot’s team is willing to pay for him. Lookman made 48 appearances for Liverpool’s Merseyside rivals, scoring four goals and dishing out two assists, but he was unable to make a significant impact when he was at Everton. However, the winger is thriving at Atalanta, where he has made 108 appearances for the Serie A team, scoring 49 goals and dishing out 22 assists.

He was voted the team’s player of the season for the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 seasons. Last season, the 27-year-old scored a hat trick in Atalanta’s 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final, helping the team win. At the Confederation of African Football Awards in Marrakech in December, Lookman was also recognised as the 2024 African Player of the Year. With 17 goals and seven assists in 30 competitive games this season, the Nigerian international forward has performed admirably for Atlanta, but a public spat with head coach Gian Piero Gasperini makes his departure at the conclusion of the season all but certain.

Despite Lookman’s past with Everton, GiveMeSport revealed in December that Liverpool was one of the teams monitoring him. Now, Fichajes asserts that the Premier League leaders are prepared to make a move. According to reports, Liverpool is willing to pay €45 million (£37 million, $47 million) for the Nigerian sensation because they are so infatuated with him. The 27-year-old is “a desirable option to reinforce the competition in their attacking line,” according to the Reds. However, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, two Premier League opponents, will compete with Liverpool. It’s interesting to note that despite Juventus’s interest in the forward, Atalanta would prefer to sell him to a team outside of Italy, according to the Daily Mirror.