Atalanta have struck a deal with the agents of Charles De Ketelaere after a lengthy back and forth. The midfielder is indeed headed to Bergamo. The parties are handling the bureaucratic details of the transfer. He’ll take the medicals Wednesday or Thursday, Gianluca Di Marzio informs.
The former Club Brugge starlet will join on a €3M season-long loan with a €22M option to buy and €4M add-ons. The package envisages ten percent of a future sale should he transfer to Atalanta permanently.
If that happens, De Ketelaere will be one of the most expensive purchases in the history of Atalanta. The other two have also come this summer following Rasmus Hojlund’s departure. They shelled out slightly less than €60M for Gianluca Scamacca and El Bilal Touré combined.
The Nerazzurri quickly reached an agreement with Milan, but some issues arose during the negotiation with his entourage, which needed about a week to get solved. La Dea will cover his wages in the upcoming season. His future ones were one of the sticking points.
Our Take on Atalanta Signing De Ketelaere
The deal could potentially be a success for all parties if he fared well, but there’s no guarantee he’ll fit in Gian Piero Gasperini’s high-pace schemes, even though he aptly accommodated technical players in the past. They have one spot up for grabs in their frontline.
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