Since its victory in the Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen, Atalanta seems to be enjoying good times. Currently 3rd in Serie A with a game in hand, Dea is not only fighting for a European ticket, it is squarely neck and neck with Napoli and Inter Milan in the race for the Scudetto. With the second best attack and fifth best defense in Italy, the Bergamo club continues to develop an attractive and explosive game under the leadership of Gian Piero Gasperini. The injuries to Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgi Scalvini did not slow down the effectiveness of the tactical project. The summer transfer window was a great success by securing Ademola Lookman and using the envelope from the sale of Teun Koopmeiners on solid elements like Lazar Samardžić, Marco Brescianini, Raoul Bellanova, Odilon Kossounou and also Nicolò Zaniolo. With so much good news, the question of the winter transfer window arises.
“We must continue to work to face the matches that await us without regrets. This summer, Atalanta faced unprecedented problems, but we still made big investments. The squad made available is full, but if there are opportunities, we will be attentive. The team has produced positive results so far. There are also balances to respect. If there is an opportunity, we will take it, but the January transfer window is still very difficult», Said Luca Percassi, president and general manager of Atalanta, at the beginning of the month, during a press point organized in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia during the week of the Supercoppa Italia. In this sense, it is hardly surprising to see the Dea so little active in these first days of the winter transfer window, but this period will no less remain useful for the Bergamo club.
Anticipate summer in winter
The winter market has always taken on a particular flavor for Atalanta, which has never hesitated to make one or two adjustments to integrate the new elements smoothly into Gian Piero Gasperini’s very strict system. We can notably cite Anthony Mounier, Jérémie Boga, Valentin Mihăilă and Isak Hien as known winter reinforcements made during the Gasp’ era. But generally speaking, this period in Bergamo serves as preparation for the following summer transfer window. In this sense, according to our information, Gian Piero Gasperini and the directors Tony D’Amico and Luca Percassi intend to meet soon with Ademola Lookman, Ederson and Matteo Retegui, all highly coveted on the market, in order to prepare this winter solutions for luxuries for next summer. But one thing is certain: no senior player will leave Atalanta this winter. In terms of arrivals, there remain certain disagreements between the technical staff and management. If everyone agrees internally that the squad is already considered complete, qualitative and ambitious, the club will, despite everything, remain attentive to the market opportunities that will present themselves between now and February.
The returns from injuries of Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini will clearly strengthen the rotation for the first part of the season. But according to our indiscretions, Gian Piero Gasperini still requested a versatile reinforcement on his offensive lines. Management has been quite clear on this point: with 63 goals scored in 28 matches played in all competitions, the Dea is doing very well in terms of its offensive production, having scored 19 more goals than in January 2024. However, according to our information , managers would not be against adding an offensive element if the opportunity proved economically and qualitatively interesting. For this reason, former Italian international Domenico Berardi, back from injury and still stuck at Sassuolo in Serie B, has been widely probed in recent days. Just like Federico Chiesa (Liverpool) who is still on the Napoli shelves to replace Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. In the middle, the Bergamasques also contacted the entourage of English midfielder Tino Anjorin (Empoli), French midfielder Warren Bondo (Monza) and Danish midfielder Morten Frendrup (Genoa). With the injury to Odilon Kossounou in defense, it is not impossible to see Atalanta trying to sniff out the market for central defenders, while Berat Djimsiti suffers from a physical problem.
