Pese a toda la competencia que tenía, con futbolistas de la talla de Mohamed Salah o Achraf Hakimi, que ya anteriormente habían levantado este premio, Ademola Lookman, el habilidoso extremo de la Atalanta, ha roto todas las expectativas ganando el premio al mejor futbolista africano del 2024, luego de levantar la Europa League, con goleada y actuación de auténtico crack, con triplete incluido, frente al Bayer Leverkusen de Xabi Alonso.
Despite all the competition he had, with footballers of the stature of Mohamed Salah or Achraf Hakimi, who had previously won this award, Ademola Lookman, the skilled winger of Atalanta, has broken all expectations by winning the award for best African footballer of 2024, after lifting the Europa League, with a win and a true star performance, including a hat trick, against Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen.
Y es que más allá de esa campaña para la historia, este inicio de temporada también ha sido muy interesante, pues gracias a su rendimiento goleador, con 8 tantos en 13 partidos, la Atalanta de Gasperini es líder de la Serie A, con una racha de 10 victorias consecutivas, venciendo a rivales directos como el Napoli, Roma o AC Milan. De igual forma, en la Champions League se encuentran en un posición cómoda en la tabla general, ocupando la posición número 13, que da acceso a los 16avos de final, con una ventaja de 3 puntos sobre el último clasificado, con 2 jornadas aún por jugarse.
And beyond that campaign for history, this start to the season has also been very interesting, because thanks to their scoring performance, with 8 goals in 13 games, Gasperini's Atalanta is the leader of Serie A, with a streak of 10 consecutive victories, beating direct rivals such as Napoli, Roma or AC Milan. Likewise, in the Champions League they are in a comfortable position in the general table, occupying position number 13, which gives access to the round of 16, with a 3-point advantage over the last placed team, with 2 rounds still to go. play.
El buen andar colectivo del conjunto de Bergamo, ha permitido que el nigeriano se proyectará como una de las revelaciones de la temporada, y aunque en sus inicios en Leicester City, donde ya se veía su potencia y velocidad, logrando también ser decisivo frente a portería gracias a su buena pegada, ha sido a las órdenes de Gasperini donde hemos visto su mejor versión. Este es un extremo clásico de banda izquierda, que le gusta llegar a línea de fondo constantemente, pero agrega a su repertorio buen entendimiento sobre el terreno de juego, con buenas diagonales que rompen líneas defensivas, y sus amagues hacia dentro, para buscar su mejor perfil, son armas muy utilizadas por el delantero.
The good collective progress of the Bergamo team has allowed the Nigerian to be projected as one of the revelations of the season, and although in his beginnings in Leicester City, where his power and speed were already seen, he also managed to be decisive in front of goal Thanks to his good punching, it has been under Gasperini where we have seen his best version. This is a classic left wing winger, who likes to reach the baseline constantly, but adds to his repertoire a good understanding of the field of play, with good diagonals that break defensive lines, and his feints inward, to seek his best profile, they are weapons widely used by the striker.
Pese a no ser un delantero puro de área, todas estas características que ya mencioné lo hacen muy completo de cara a gol, quitándole algo de peso de cara a portería rival al hombre que ocupe la posición de 9, y aunque su posicionamiento es el de un extremo, o mediocampista zurdo, las habilitaciones no son su mayor virtud, por lo que le costó conseguir su lugar en el mundo, pasando por otros equipos como Everton, Leipzig o Fulham, donde pudo dar un paso al frente y ganarse la titularidad indiscutible. Finalmente fue en el Leicester City de la mano de Brendan Rodgers, otro gran entrenador, donde empezó a destacar, haciendo que la Atalanta pagará 9 millones de euros al Leipzig por su fichaje, quienes eran dueños de su ficha.
Despite not being a pure area forward, all these characteristics that I already mentioned make him very complete in front of goal, taking some weight away from the man who occupies the 9 position in front of the rival goal, and although his positioning is that of a winger, or left-footed midfielder, qualifications are not his greatest virtue, which is why it was difficult for him to find his place in the world, passing through other teams such as Everton, Leipzig or Fulham, where he was able to take a step forward and earn the indisputable ownership. Finally, it was at Leicester City under the guidance of Brendan Rodgers, another great coach, where he began to stand out, causing Atalanta to pay 9 million euros to Leipzig for his signing, who were owners of his file.
También hay que decir que el proyecto actual de Gasperini lo ha ayudado a dar un paso en su carrera, cada año se desprenden de jugadores, pero su ojo clínico en el mercado es impecable, pasando de tener a un delantero como Scamacca la temporada pasada, que le ayudaba a jalar marca de los centrales para que consiguiera espacios, a tener a Retegui, que aunque no es tan físico, tiene muy buena movilidad y olfato de gol, lo que no sólo le ha permitido ser el Capocannoniere de Italia, sino que además, le ha dado más protagonismo al nigeriano, posicionándose en la cuarta posición de la tabla de máximos goleadores de la Serie A.
It must also be said that Gasperini's current project has helped him take a step forward in his career, every year they release players, but his clinical eye on the market is impeccable, going from having a striker like Scamacca last season, which helped him to pull the center backs' mark so that he could get spaces, to have Retegui, who although he is not so physical, has very good mobility and a sense of goal, which has not only allowed him to be the Capocannoniere of Italy, but which has also given more prominence to the Nigerian, positioning himself in fourth position in the table of top scorers in Serie A.
Ahora habrá que ver que espera en el futuro del delantero nigeriano, pues con su rendimiento ya ha sonado para reforzar a varios equipos de mayor nivel que la Atalanta, llevándolo este mismo verano a declararse en rebeldía por algunas semanas, lo que le afecto en sus minutos iniciales en la temporada. En este momento, esta centrado en el club de Bergamo, pero la historia puede volver a repetirse en verano, contando esta vez con más opciones de salirse con la suya, pues se ha negado a renovar su contrato, el cual lo ata al equipo italiano hasta 2026, y con un valor de mercado de 55 millones según transfermarket, muchos equipos ya se frotan las manos ya que, o sale en verano, se irá libre el siguiente año.
Now we will have to see what awaits in the future of the Nigerian striker, since with his performance he has already sounded the possibility of reinforcing several teams of a higher level than Atalanta, leading him this summer to declare himself in rebellion for a few weeks, which affected his opening minutes of the season. At this moment, he is focused on the Bergamo club, but history could repeat itself in the summer, this time with more options to get his way, since he has refused to renew his contract, which ties him to the Italian team. until 2026, and with a market value of 55 million according to transfermarket, many teams are already rubbing their hands because, either he leaves in the summer, he will go free the following year.
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