Gianluca Scamacca suffering an ACL tear in a friendly is inevitably going to affect Atalanta in the final month of the window. They remain interested in Nico Gonzalez, but a new center-forward is a bigger need now, Alfredo Pedullà informs.
Juventus could exploit the situation and had new contacts with his camp. Weston McKennie won’t be part of the deal because he demands €4M wages. It’s too much for Fiorentina and the Bianconeri, which won’t renew his contract.
Atalanta are canvassing the market after losing Scamacca long-term. The early options on their radar are Everton’s Beto and Sassuolo’s Andrea Pinamonti. According to Sportitalia’s Michele Criscitiello, they were close to signing Michael Folorunsho from Napoli for €15M but have backtracked and will use the money for a striker.
Per Tuttomercatoweb, La Dea has Mateo Retegui on their shortlist as well. However, it’ll be hard to bargain with Genoa, which will likely sell Albert Gudmundsson to Fiorentina in the next few days.
Our Take on Atalanta and Scamacca
It’s a very unfortunate turn of events for him as he was possibly poised for his definitive leap. The front office probably had a few foreign youngsters lined up to deputize him once they offloaded El Bilal Touré, who’s not really a reference point. They will have to hold onto him now unless they get a good offer to avoid signing a twofer.
Plus, they’ll need to seek a sure thing rather than taking a shot on somebody with potential. They have specialized in reclamation projects lately, and there are a few at a reasonable price out there. They should add Nico Gonzalez only if it doesn’t hamstring their budget for a no.9.
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