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Juric Says Lookman Was Poorly Advised Before Inter Milan Transfer Issues
Atalanta manager Ivan Juric has admitted that Ademola Lookman was poorly advised after the winger attempted to force a summer move to Inter Milan.
Lookman submitted a formal transfer request and went AWOL when Atalanta turned down Inter’s €45m offer in August. As a result, the 27-year-old was sidelined from the squad upon his return to Bergamo just days before the start of the 2025/26 season.
The Nigeria international has now returned to full training and made his first appearance of the campaign on Sunday against Torino, coming on for Kamaldeen Sulemana in the 87th minute.
After the match, Juric said Lookman had been influenced by the wrong advice from those around him but praised his winning mentality. “He spoke to me and the team on Monday, he was surrounded by people who gave him some bad advice,” Juric said. “He has a great mentality, and now our focus is getting him back to full physical shape.”
Former footballer Thierry Henry has shared his thoughts on Arsenal’s match following their loss to Atlético Madrid on October 13.
Speaking during a brief interview on CBS Sports, Henry criticised the practice of players or coaches expressing certain opinions through the media instead of addressing issues directly within the dressing room.
“I’m not a coach anymore, but I always say, whoever speaks like that, out. Keep that in the dressing room, it’s as simple as that,” Henry said on CBS Sports.
“That is the only way it can work. You have to say those things to a person’s face… going through the press, I am not really a fan of that.”
Paris Saint-Germain manager Luis Enrique has shared his thoughts on the 2026 Ballon d’Or award, revealing that he hopes the winner will come from his team.
The manager spoke about how hard his players have worked and expressed his belief that they deserve the recognition.
“What I hope is that we win this trophy. We have players who deserve it.”
“Last year, we were the best team. We showed that it wasn’t just Ousmane Dembélé who deserved it.”
French football pundit Walid Acherchour has named Lamine Yamal as his pick to win the 2026 Ballon d’Or, sparking reactions among football fans.
Acherchour’s choice came as a surprise to some fans, who expected him to support fellow Frenchman Kylian Mbappé instead.
Speaking about his prediction, Acherchour expressed confidence in Yamal’s chances of winning the prestigious individual award.
“For me, Lamine Yamal, he is going to get it [2026 Ballon d’Or]. For me, there’s no doubt anymore,” Acherchour said, as quoted by Actu Foot. That start to the season shows that in fact, he was injured during the World Cup. He was the best player in La Liga, and he won the World Cup.
“Even if, for me, in fact, he doesn’t have the Ballon d’Or unanimously because his World Cup was average, even being average, he won it with Spain. He won La Liga with Barça.”
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