West Ham United seeking to bring Lookman back to England
Give Me Sport is reporting that ‘West Ham United are interested in Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman, and have held internal discussions about the possibility of signing the player.’
Lookman has been phenomenal for his Serie A side since he joined in August 2022 and enjoyed an impressive 2023/24 season, scoring 17 goals including the hat-trick he scored in the Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen.
This season, the 27-year-old, who is a 2024 Ballon d’Or nominee has been equally impressive and has scored four goals in just four Serie A starts.
Give Me Sport says its sources have ‘revealed that West Ham are one of the more likely clubs that could eventually acquire Lookman, with senior figures within the East London outfit discussing launching an effort to secure him in a future window.’
Lookman started his career in England, playing 49 times for Charlton Athletic across all competitions, including 24 matches in the Sky Bet Championship.
He joined Everton in the Premier League thereafter, starring 48 times before moving to German Bundesliga side, RB Leipzig where he featured in only 24 games before moving to first to Fulham on loan where he played 35 times. He joined Leicester City, also on loan the following season before moving permanently to Atalanta.
Lookman scored 11 goals in 96 Premier League games, five goals in 21 Sky Bet Championship games, three in eight FA Cup appearances and two in seven EFL Cup games.
