Overview

• Inter executives informed Atalanta they were withdrawing after bids rose to about €45 million without unlocking a price, ending weeks of talks.
• Lookman returned to Atalanta’s Zingonia base for individual work and faces club discipline, with fines and pay deductions expected for recent absences.
• Atalanta chief Luca Percassi reiterated a prior gentleman’s agreement limiting any sale to a top European club rather than another Italian side.
• Inter is reallocating a reported €80–90 million toward a midfielder and a defender, with Manu Koné still the preferred target but Roma holding firm under a UEFA settlement.
• With Roma’s stance complicating Koné, Inter is assessing alternatives such as Morten Frendrup and Djaoui Cissé, while Roma officially added Leon Bailey on loan with a €22 million option.