Odilon Kossounou is predicted to remain at Atalanta Bergamo completely past summer time, BILD believes.
The Ivorian defender was shipped out to the Serie A aspect firstly of the season and made an on the spot impression.
Nevertheless, Kossounou suffered a muscular harm in October earlier than a persistent adductor harm in January left him on the sidelines once more.
Nonetheless, head coach Gasperini is meant to be pleased with the 24-year-old and keen to pay the €25million buy payment.
Kossounou himself can also be stated to really feel at house on the Lombardy membership, who should train the acquisition possibility by mid-June on the newest.
The deal might work out for all events given Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso left him out of his plans final season after poor performances.