{"id":22207,"date":"2026-02-02T00:21:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/atletico-announces-agreement-with-atalanta-to-sign-nigeria-forward-ademola-lookman\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T00:21:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T00:21:21","slug":"atletico-announces-agreement-with-atalanta-to-sign-nigeria-forward-ademola-lookman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/atletico-announces-agreement-with-atalanta-to-sign-nigeria-forward-ademola-lookman\/","title":{"rendered":"Atletico announces agreement with Atalanta to sign Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MADRID (AP) &#8211; Atl\u00e9tico Madrid announced that they have agreed to a contract with Serie A side Atalanta for Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman.<\/p>\n<p>Lookman has already traveled to Madrid to sign a contract, the Spanish club announced on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>Atl\u00e9tico said: &#8220;The contract is subject to his passing a medical check and agreeing to formalize the contract,&#8221; without going into details. <\/p>\n<p>Lookman is scheduled to undergo a medical check on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old played for Fulham and Leicester before joining Atalanta in 2022. He previously played for Leipzig and Everton.<\/p>\n<p>Lookman scored three goals for Nigeria in this match. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">africa cup of nations<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>After 22 games, Atl\u00e9tico are in third place in La Liga, nine points behind second-placed Real Madrid and 10 points behind leaders Barcelona. They will face Club Brugge in the Champions League play-offs later this month.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lookman-atletico-madrid-nigeria-b6bfac151d5141cf547efc2a74dd6366\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MADRID (AP) &#8211; Atl\u00e9tico Madrid announced that they have agreed to a contract with Serie A side Atalanta for Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman. Lookman has already traveled to Madrid to sign a contract, the Spanish club announced on Sunday. 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