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Rashomon? MiType: Atlanta believes that Lukeman s departure agreement only applies to foreign teams

6:20am, 12 August 2025Football

According to the Milan Sports newspaper, Atlanta believes that Lukeman's departure agreement only applies to foreign teams, and Naples may intervene in the competition with Inter.

Lukeman's situation is well known. He had a gentleman agreement with Atlanta, that is, if there is a suitable offer, the club will let him leave the team. Lukeman has already reached an agreement with Inter Milan to sign a five-year contract with an annual salary of 4.5 million euros after tax.

In recent days, due to the unsuccessful transfer, Lukeman refused to return to the Atlanta base for training and did not even submit a medical certificate. By contrast, Kupp Menas also submitted a certificate at least last year. The Perkassi family, owner of Atlanta, insisted that the gentleman agreement only applies to foreign clubs and that they reserve the final right to decide on the time and method of transfer. So far, they have not informed Inter Milan about the valuation of Lukeman, and Inter Milan's highest quotation is 42 million euros + 3 million euros.

At present, Atlanta may lose his wife and his troops. In this case, the possibility of Lukeman repairing his relationship with the club is almost zero, and even if he wants to transfer to the Premier League, it will be difficult for Lukeman, who is about to be 28, to sell at a high price.

Lukeman himself has made it clear that he only wants to join Inter Milan, and even rejected a higher salary offer from Naples, with an annual salary of 5 million euros. Atlanta is still tough now, while Inter Milan is leisurely waiting for the situation to change, but now Naples sells Laspadori to Atletico Madrid for 25 million euros, which may allow them to suddenly interfere in the transaction, thus forcing Inter Milan to either raise the price or give up the transaction completely.

It should be added that Lukeman had a calf injury when he returned to Atlanta on July 15, and now he is in a deadlock with the club, making his body recover more slowly. Therefore, even if you transfer to Inter Milan smoothly, Lukeman may not be able to return to his best condition until mid-September, and this is the most optimistic prediction.

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