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Italian Serie A side Atalanta have signed Nigerian winger Ademola Lookman from German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old former England international, who scored eight goals in 42 appearances on loan at Leicester City last season, has agreed a four-year deal.
After struggling to settle in Germany, Lookman, who spent the 2020-21 campaign on loan at Fulham, says he is “happy to find a new home” in the northern Italian city of Bergamo.
Under-20 World Cup winner with England in 2017 changed international allegiance to nigeria, the country of his parents, in February.
The former Charlton Athletic and Everton player scored five times in 24 appearances for RB Leipzig after moving to Germany for £22.5m fee in 2019.
Climb to the top
Lookman joined Charlton’s academy in 2014 and made a quick rise through the ranks before making his first-team debut in November 2015.
In two seasons, he went on to make 49 appearances in all competitions for the Addicks, scoring 12 goals, before signing for Everton on a four-and-a-half-year deal in January 2017.
He scored four goals in 48 appearances for the Toffees before enjoying a short loan spell with RB Leipzig in the 2017-18 season which led to a permanent five-year deal in July 2019.
Lookman has four caps for three-time African champions Nigeria and scored his first international goal in 10-0 win over Sao Tome and Principe in a qualifier for the Africa Cup of Nations in June.
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