Atalanta's Lookman set to join Atletico Madrid

Ademola Lookman is set to join Atletico Madrid from Atalanta for 35m euros (£30.3m).

The 28-year-old forward will travel to Spain to undergo a medical with the two clubs having agreed the fee for his transfer.

London-born, the Nigeria international has played in Serie A since 2022, scoring 55 times for Atalanta following a move from RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.

His goals included a hat-trick in the Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen in 2024, which secured the club's first European trophy and ended the German side's 51-match unbeaten run.

He was only the sixth player to score a treble in a European club final and the first since 1975.

Lookman went on to be crowned the African Footballer of the Year that same year.

He began his career at Charlton Athletic, playing his first game in 2015, before moving to Everton two years later where he scored on his Premier League debut.

However, after failing to impose himself following the £11m move, he enjoyed a successful loan spell with RB Leipzig in the first half of 2018 and moved permanently to Germany in July 2019 for a fee of £22.5m.

His first full season with the team was a disappointment as he made just one Bundesliga start during a campaign disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.

He then spent two seasons back on loan in the Premier League, first with Fulham and then Leicester City, before switching to Atalanta where his fortunes were transformed.