Serie A club Atalanta insist they are still holding out for suitable offers for Ademola Lookman, as the end of the transfer window approaches.

Lookman has been a subject of a summer exit from the club, but the turn of events has seen the player abandon training for over a week after posting a statement criticising the club for rejecting a €45m offer from Inter.

His decision to leave the club without permission is to force an exit, but the 2023/24 Europa League champions insist he would only be sold for the right amount.

L’Eco di Bargamo reported that the Italian club want €50m for the Super Eagles forward, and so far, no club have come close to matching this valuation.

The newspaper said only one formal offer was received by the club, and that was from Inter Milan on July 29. It was €45m including bonuses, and it was rejected by Atalanta.

The Bergamo newspaper said that if Atalanta didn’t get the right offer, Lookman will have to stay put at the club, although the player has threatened he would not play for the club again.

Meanwhile, Lookman, who was training in London last week, is said to have travelled to Portugal with the hope that there will soon be an end to his transfer saga with Atalanta.

The club’s coach, Ivan Juric, has expressed concern over the potential departure of the 27-year-old.

Juric acknowledged the scale of the challenge facing Atalanta, who have also lost top scorer Mateo Retegui to Saudi Arabia after the striker netted crucial goals last season alongside Lookman’s contributions.

“We lost players who provided 80-90 per cent of our goals, and it won’t be easy to replace them,” said Juric.