Overview

• Lecce and Atalanta agreed a transfer worth €25m plus €5m in add-ons for Nikola Krstovic, with a medical expected within 48 hours.
• Atalanta withdrew from negotiations for Rodrigo Muniz after their roughly €40m proposal was rejected and the asking price rose to about €50m.
• Krstovic, 25, produced 11 goals and five assists in 37 Serie A matches last season and has already scored in this season’s Coppa Italia.
• The move follows Atalanta’s push to secure a recognized first-choice striker before the Serie A campaign under a tight internal deadline.
• Fulham remain confident of keeping Muniz and plan contract talks after the window closes, with the striker having netted a 97th-minute equaliser on opening weekend.