as Lecce and Atalanta shook fingers this night on Nikola Krstovic for €25m plus €5m in add-ons, as a result of Fulham’s €50m demand for Rodrigo Muniz was extreme.
La Dea had hoped to get Muniz from Fulham this summer time because the inheritor to Mateo Retegui, however when their €40m proposal was rejected and the asking value rose to €50m,
BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – APRIL 14: Rodrigo Muniz of Fulham seems to be on in the course of the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Fulham FC at Vitality Stadium on April 14, 2025 in Bournemouth, England. (Picture by Mike Hewitt/Getty Pictures)
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As an alternative, they turned to Lecce centre-forward Krstovic and shortly received a deal over the road, having already spoken about this in latest days.
Krstovic secured shortly by Atalanta
epa11949665 US Lecce’s Nikola Krstovic (L) celebrated by his teammate Santiago Pierotti (R) after scoring in the course of the Italian Serie A soccer match US Lecce – AC Milan on the By way of del Mare stadium in Lecce, Italy, 8 March 2025. EPA-EFE/ABBONDANZA SCURO LEZZI
As confirmed by , the price of the operation is €25m plus €5m in add-ons.
The Montenegro worldwide turned 25 in April and was bought from Dunajska Streda in 2023 for simply €4.4m together with bonuses.
epa11671211 US Lecce’s Nikola Krstovic in motion in the course of the Italian Serie A soccer match US Lecce vs ACF Fiorentina on the By way of del Mare stadium in Lecce, Italy, 20 October 2024. EPA-EFE/ABBONDANZA SCURO LEZZI
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He made a huge impact in Serie A with 11 targets and 5 assists in 37 appearances final season, whereas Krstovic already scored within the first aggressive match of this time period, a Coppa Italia victory over Juve Stabia.
The ahead is predicted to bear his Atalanta medical over the following 48 hours, to be prepared for the opening weekend of the Serie A season.