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Atletico Madrid have signed Nigerian striker Ademola Lookman from Atalanta in a deal worth £30.3m.
The 28-year-old, born in London, has played in Serie A since 2022, scoring 55 goals and providing 27 assists following his move from German club RB Leipzig.
His goals included a hat-trick in the Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen in 2024, which secured the club its first European title.
In 2024, he was named African Footballer of the Year and was also the only African player shortlisted for the Men’s Ballon d’Or that year, finishing 14th.
He represented England at youth level, winning the Under-20 World Cup in 2017, before making his debut for Nigeria in 2022.
Atletico, which is third in Spain’s Primera Division and 10 points behind leaders Barcelona, announced it had reached an agreement with Atalanta on Monday before confirming that Lookman had signed until June 2030 on the transfer deadline.
He began his career at Charlton Athletic, where he made his debut in 2015, before moving to Everton two years later, where he scored on his debut in the Premier League. After a successful loan spell, he then moved permanently to RB Leipzig in July 2019.
He then had a season-long loan spell with Fulham and Leicester City before moving to Italy.
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