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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.”
Chelsea player Enzo Fernández is in discussions to join Manchester City. This information was revealed by Fabrizio Romano, who shared that the two clubs are discussing a potential deal.
He wrote: “Enzo Fernández has a verbal agreement with Manchester City on personal terms.
“Deal depends on club-to-club decision, as #MCFC have not sent an official bid yet, but contacts will take place soon; decision on price is up to Chelsea.
“Enzo could be out again this weekend.”
Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca mentions his captains for the team. He mentions Rúben Dias and Erling Haaland.
He shared “We have experienced players. For sure, we have leaders. Now we need to wait four or five more days until the transfer window closes to see if we can add one or two more captains to Ruben [Dias] and Erling , who at the moment are the two captains.”
Maresca confirmed the pair as part of his leadership group ahead of the 2026/27 season, with two more captains expected to be selected after the transfer window closes.
Chelsea manager speaks on the team and shares thoughts on considering a change in goalkeepers, giving another goalkeeper, Mike Penders, a chance.
“Penders is part of the squad, so he has an opportunity. We will decide and then I am giving the team tomorrow to the players, so I prefer to respect that they know first.”
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