Atletico Madrid have signed Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman from Atalanta. It is a deal worth $41.3m.
Lookman has played in the Premier League, Bundesliga, Serie A, and now La Liga.
Just 21 players have been able to achieve this, while only three – Christian Poulsen, Justin Kluivert, and Stevan Jovetic – have featured in all of Europe’s “big five” leagues, which also includes France’s Ligue 1.
The Super Eagles attacker has played in the Italian Serie A since 2022, scoring 55 times and making 27 assists following a move from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig.
The Nigerian’s standout performance is a hat-trick in the Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen in 2024, which secured the club’s first European trophy.
In 2024, he was named African Footballer of the Year and was also the only African player on the men’s Ballon d’Or shortlist that year, finishing 14th.
He represented England at the youth level, winning the U20 World Cup in 2017, before making his debut for Nigeria in 2022.
Atletico confirmed that Lookman has signed until June 2030 on transfer deadline day.
He began his career at Charlton Athletic, playing his first game in 2015, before moving to Everton two years later.
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