Hero of the Europa League final, Ademola Lookman towards a big transfer this summer?

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By: Manu Tournoux

Author of a historic hat-trick in the Europa League final won by Atalanta Bergamo against Bayer Leverkusen (3-0), Ademola Lookman caught the eye of a European giant.

Atalanta did it. After dismissing Olympique de Marseille in the semi-final, the Italian team brought down Bayer Leverkusen (3-0), undefeated since the start of the season, on Wednesday evening in Dublin in the final of the Europa League, winning by the same won the first trophy in its history.

A success that the Dea owes largely to the exceptional performance of Ademola Lookman, author of a hat-trick. This is the sixth hat-trick scored in a European Cup final in history. The first in the 21st century. A feat that has not necessarily gone unnoticed…

Lookman, a price estimated at 30 million euros

According to the indiscretions of Sport, Deco, sporting director of FC Barcelona, ​​and Bojan Krkic, in charge of the young people of the Catalan club, attended the C3 final and would have fallen under the spell of the Nigerian international. It must be said that Barcelona decision-makers want to recruit a versatile winger this summer and Lookman’s profile corresponds perfectly to their search.

Under contract with Atalanta until June 2026, Ademola Lookman has an estimated value of 30 million euros. But after such a performance in the European Cup final, there is no doubt that other clubs should look into the case of the former Everton and Leipzig player.