He Atlético de Madrid This Monday completed the already announced signing of the Nigerian international midfielder Ademola Lookmanafter passing the medical examination and formalizing his contract with the rojiblanco club, with which he signed until June 30, 2030according to the entity, to which he arrives transferred from Atalanta.
“A versatile and unbalancing 28-year-old right-handed player, he can occupy both the second striker position and the winger position on either of the two wings – with a changed or natural leg -, where he makes use of his speed and overflow capacity.“, highlighted Atlético de Madrid, which had already communicated this Sunday the agreement for his signing.
“Our new footballer passed the relevant medical examination at the Vithas – Invictum High Performance Sports Medicine Center of the Madrid Arturo Soria University Hospital, before heading to the club’s offices at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. There he was received by our CEO, Miguel Ángel Gil, with whom he signed his contract with our entity,” explained the Madrid club.
Born on October 20, 1997 in Wandsworth, London, in the United Kingdom, the 41-time Nigerian international attacker has played the last three and a half years in the Atalantawith 137 games and 55 goals, in addition to 26 assists. Nineteen of those duels have been this year, with three goals
Lookman’s feat that Atlético de Madrid wanted to remember
“In the Bergamo team he reaffirmed himself as one of the leading attackers on the world stage and was a key player in winning the first continental title in the club’s history: the UEFA Europa League 2023-2024. A competition in whose final Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0, with Lookman scoring the three goals of the match and causing the German team’s only defeat that season”, Atlético de Madrid recalled.
Ademola Lookman has also played in the Charlton Athletiche Evertonhe Leipzighe Fulham and Leicester City, before his transfer to Atalanta in 2022 and now in 2026 to Atlético de Madrid.
The attacker has not yet trained this Monday with his new team, although it is expected that he will return to work this Tuesday and will be available for the Copa del Rey quarter-final match against the Betis next Thursday.
