Atalanta reached the top of the Europa League after defeating Bayer Leverkusen, who were unrivalled in the Bundesliga. One of the most impressive players in the midfield, with 15 goals and seven assists in 51 games last season, was Dutch midfielder Teun Koopmeiners.
Rumours of Liverpool’s interest have been circulating since the start of the season, but despite the fact that attackers and centre-backs are high on the priority list for reinforcements and a move for him is unlikely to get into full swing, reports from the Italian quarters continue to circulate.
However, transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano has completely denied the rumours, stating that the 26-year-old midfielder wants to stay in Italy and has already reached a personal agreement with Juventus.
“Despite some rumours about Liverpool entering the race for Teun Koopmeiners, my information is that the only club in negotiations for the Atalanta midfielder right now is Juventus. Of course it could change and we’ll see what happens in the next days, but Juventus have agreed terms with Koopmeiners, and he seems keen on staying in Serie A.”
“Everything is agreed on the player side, and so now Juventus have to reach an agreement with Atalanta. Talks will start very soon after Juve already signed Khephren Thuram, which should be announced in the next days, while Douglas Luiz has also been confirmed as joining in another exciting move to strengthen the Juve midfield.”
“Juventus are working on it with Koopmeiners, and we’re just waiting now for their first bid to Atalanta, which should come really soon.”
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