“The negotiations for the Colombian center-forward are off: Gasp doesn’t want to let his striker go.”
At the moment, despite rumors of medical visits that were supposed to take place at Villa Stuart yesterday, the parties remain distant because the offer of 5 million plus another 5 million in bonuses (but hardly achievable) doesn’t sit well with the Nerazzurri.
They certainly don’t need to raise funds (they’ve already collected 155 million, largely thanks to Hojlund‘s move to Manchester United for €85 million) and they don’t want to be left will less center-forwards, especially in a season where they’ve returned to Europe.”
SITUATION AT ATALANTA — Scamacca and Touré have indeed arrived, but the former West Ham striker needs to regain his form as he has been out since April, while the latter, who himself suffered a long injury last season, got injured in the August 13th in a friendly against Juventus and is expected to be out for four months.
Gasp, therefore, wouldn’t have wanted to let Zapata go anyway, but he did condition his veto on the potential acquisition of a replacement. That’s why we can’t definitively rule out Zapata’s move to Roma yet.
However, it’s certain that the Colombian will also play in the upcoming match in Serie A, and any potential changes in the negotations depends on a renewed effort from the Giallorossi and the arrival of another striker in Bergamo.
It won’t be easy, just 8 days away from the transfer deadline.
