Atalanta do not want to sell Alejandro Gomez to any of their competitors for a Champions League berth and would prefer the player to move to a smaller team or abroad, transfer market expert Gianluca Di Marzio reported. The Bergamaschi have not set a price for their no.10 when Juventus, Milan and Inter inquired about him as they would rather avoid strengthening a rival.
On the other hand, they are open to sending him for instance to Fiorentina, which also asked for information, or to other low-table sides, but at the moment the player has not taken those destinations into consideration.
Tuttomercatoweb informed yesterday that Al-Hilal presented a substantial offer to the Orobici but has not met the attackers’ demands, especially because his priority is to stay in Serie A. After practicing on his own for some time, the Argentinian international is now training with the youth team.
Our view
Atalanta are negotiating from a position of strength given that they have obtained strong results also without Gomez and are rightfully protecting their own interests with this decision. It is a stalemate that is likely going to last for the whole window and it remains to be seen whether the club would eventually be willing to maintain their stance and keep him frozen out until the end of the season, or if otherwise they will budge in the final days of January if a transfer that satisfies all parties involved does not emerge.