Manchester United-linked Teun Koopmeiners asks to leave Atalanta BC
The Netherlands international was a product of the AZ Alkmaar youth academy before joining Atalanta for a modest €14m (£12m) in 2021, since when he has appeared 112 times for La Dea.
Initially starting out as a defensive midfielder, Koopmeiners has now enjoyed a successful transition into a number 10 position and has come up with 26 goals and 12 assists in 112 games for Atalanta in all tournaments.
A productive 2023-24 campaign has seen the 26-year-old increase his goal threat with 12 strikes and four assists in 34 games, helping Atalanta reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League and semi-finals of the Coppa Italia.
Gian Piero Gasperini's men will square off with Liverpool in the quarter-finals of Europe's secondary competition, and the Reds are thought to be one of a couple of sides looking to strike a deal for Koopmeiners.
Man United and Juventus have also been tipped to make a swoop, and all three sides have now received encouragement in their pursuit of Koopmeiners, who has confirmed his desire to seek out a new adventure this summer.
«I told the club that in the summer I would like to leave,» Koopmeiners told Dutch outlet De Telegraaf, as quoted by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
«But to leave Bergamo a really interesting offer must arrive, because I hope that Atalanta will earn a good sum from my transfer. I hope I have some options to think about.»
The midfielder's transfer request is expected to put Man United, Liverpool and other clubs in England on red alert, and he has even joked that he would tolerate the wet weather to fulfil his dream of
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