Gian Piero Gasperini didn’t maintain again in sharing his disappointment at Atalanta’s strategy to the summer time switch window, insisting that his group are ‘a lot much less aggressive’ than they had been on the finish of final season, simply days out from their UEFA Tremendous Cup conflict in opposition to Actual Madrid.
The Atalanta coach revealed that star playmaker Teun Koopmeiners has determined to affix Juventus, and that he’s indefinitely now not coaching with the primary group.
La Dea have additionally misplaced Italy internationals Gianluca Scamacca and Giorgio Scalvini to cruciate ligament (ACL) accidents, and each are set to be sidelined for a substantial chunk of the 2024-25 marketing campaign.
Atalanta, nevertheless, do have a medical scheduled on Thursday for Azzurri striker Mateo Retegui. The membership reached an settlement with Genoa on Wednesday night, probably after Gasperini gave his interview to l’Eco di Bergamo.
The membership have additionally welcomed Ben Godfrey this summer time, in addition to Nicolo Zaniolo on mortgage from Galatasaray, Ibrahim Soulemana from Cagliari, plus the everlasting acquisition of Charles De Ketelaere following his mortgage spell final season.
Gasperini: ‘Atalanta a lot much less aggressive than finish of final season’
Gasperini warned that the present Atalanta group, factoring in accidents, is in worse form than once they defeated then-unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 within the Europa League ultimate again in Could.
“It’s inevitable that it’s turned out like this, however at this second, the season has already turn out to be sophisticated,” the coach instructed l’Eco di Bergamo.
“We’ve had two very critical accidents, two cruciate ligaments in virtually three video games with Scalvini and Scamacca. After which the Koopmeiners scenario. Three technically gifted and economically invaluable gamers for the group and membership.”
He hopes to have extra additions in place earlier than the top of the month, notably with an enormous check in opposition to Actual Madrid developing subsequent week.
“It’s been a market the place issues haven’t gone as we’d anticipated. We hope that some issues can occur earlier than August 31.
“Actually, I’d hoped to search out myself going right into a recreation as necessary because the European Tremendous Cup with extra of an outlined and settled group, having improved with new additions after the Europa League ultimate victory.
“However as an alternative, at this second, we’re all the way down to the minimal, even when I’m certain that the membership will present not directly earlier than the top of August.”
Gasperini additionally made certain to level out Atalanta’s tough begin to the 2024-25 Serie A season.
“However within the meantime, we’ve got a pleasant tomorrow, the Tremendous Cup subsequent Wednesday and three away video games within the first three matches within the league, with a group that’s a lot much less aggressive than it was on the finish of final season.”
Gasperini: ‘Koopmeiners has determined to go to Juventus’
