Atalanta will pay a record amount for a player of the Argentine national team: it will be the second most expensive in the club’s history

Juan Musso, one of the figures of Udinese (REUTERS / Alberto Lingria)
Juan Musso, one of the figures of Udinese (REUTERS / Alberto Lingria)

Atalanta, product of the tactical revolution that Gian Piero Gasperini started in June 2016 and the great work of the technical secretariat to hire good values ​​in second-order leagues, is one of the main animators of Serie A and lately he began to get used to making noise in the different international competitions. Currently some of its main figures stand out in the Eurocup and the America’s Cup.

But those of Bergamo are not satisfied and want to go for more. After the sales of Musa Barrow (to Bolognia, for 14.5 million euros), Roger Ibañez (to Rome, for 9 million) and Andreas Cornelius (to Parma, for 8.4 million), The Dea seeks to make noise in the pass market.

As reported Sky Sports, the Italian institution is one step away from closing the arrival of a footballer who plays in the Argentine national team and who has been closely followed for several weeks by Inter and Milan.

Juan Musso is one of the goalkeepers summoned by Lionel Scaloni to play the Copa América (NA: AFA)
Juan Musso is one of the goalkeepers summoned by Lionel Scaloni to play the Copa América (NA: AFA)

Apparently, Atalanta was the one who moved the fastest to be one step away from closing the landing of Juan Musso, one of the pillars of Udinese. The category 94 goalkeeper emerged from the Racing quarry is one of the figures of the Friuli entity to stay in the highest category of Calcio. Last season he played 36 games, in which he received 52 goals and kept the fence unbeaten 8 times.

After a few weeks of silent negotiations, the transfer would be aimed at a shocking figure for the club’s economy. The Bergamasco cast would pay 20 million euros for the Argentine, which would the second most expensive purchase in the history of the institution. In the first place is that of the Colombian Duvan Zapata, who arrived from Napoli in exchange for 26 million. The albiceleste He will arrive to fill the position of Pierluigi Gollini, who is closely followed by Lazio.

Gasperini’s men, with 78 points, finished in third place and were the highest-scoring team in the competition (90 in 38 games). They were also runners-up in the Italian Cup (2-1 against Juventus) and lost in the knockout stages of the Champions League (aggregate 4-1 against Real Madrid).

This movement could generate a domino effect that would reach La Bombonera, in Argentina. Udinese could replace Musso’s first leg with someone who has already probed in some passing markets: Agustín Rossi, Boca goalkeeper. It is worth noting that the Xeneize he has just sold his starting goalkeeper to Rayados de Monterrey (Esteban Andrada).

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