Tremendous Eagles ahead, Ademola Lookman has revealed he spoke with the supervisor of Atletico Madrid, Diego Simeone earlier than becoming a member of the membership.
The Nigeria worldwide joined the Spanish giants within the winter switch window, leaving Italian aspect, Atalanta.
The Nigerian worldwide accomplished a switch to the Rojiblancos from Atalanta in a deal reportedly price €35 million, with add-ons of as much as €5 million, pushing the full bundle to €40 million.
Lookman was formally launched on the Riyadh Air Metropolitan auditorium on Tuesday.
Throughout his presentation, the 28-year-old talked about that he had a direct dialog with Simeone earlier than signing, describing the interplay as constructive and reassuring.
“I spoke with him and we had a very good dialog. It’s great to have the ability to talk with the individual you can be working with daily. So, excellent,” he mentioned.
He continued, “My sport may be very dynamic, it’s primarily based quite a bit on pace. I purpose to make a distinction in these essential moments of the sport.
“It’s an incredible problem to be at Atlético de Madrid. The reality is, it’s great for me to be right here. It’s an incredible duty to characterize my nation, however it’s additionally a pleasure to put on the colours of such a particular membership as Atlético de Madrid.
“Being right here is extraordinarily essential to me; it’s one thing I’m very pleased with. Additionally it is a pleasure for me to play on this very particular league.”
The switch concludes a long-running switch state of affairs between Lookman and Atalanta, which lasted over two seasons, with the ahead regularly linked to a transfer away from the Bergamo-based membership.
Forward of the Copa del Rey match towards Actual Betis, Simeone, who is taken into account a membership legend for his achievements as each a participant and supervisor, is hoping to get the perfect out of Lookman as Atlético Madrid purpose to advance to the following spherical.
