The powers that be at Atalanta are ready to sanction a permanent deal for Milan star Charles De Ketelaere.
That’s according to La Gazzetta dello Sport, who have on Friday provided a fresh insight into the future of the Belgian international.
De Ketelaere, of course, made the move to Bergamo on loan last summer. After failing to live up to expectations across his debut season in Milan colours on the back of his arrival from Club Brugge, the 22-year-old was afforded the opportunity to rediscover his confidence with Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta.
And, for the most part, he has since gone on to manage precisely that, racking up a none-too-shabby six goals and five assists across 21 appearances to date.
Such production has evidently impressed the Atalanta brass, too, with claims now beginning to spread that La Dea are ready to activate their option to buy De Ketelaere on a permanent basis.
As per the aforementioned GdS, as cited by TuttomercatoWeb, Gasperini and co feel that the gifted attacker boasts the required traits to make a long-term impact in Bergamo.
As a result, they will soon open discussions with the club’s counterparts at Milan, over making his loan permanent. Such a deal is expected to set the Orobici back a sum of around €22 million, on top of the €3 million loan fee forked out last summer.
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Conor Laird | GIFN
