Atalanta director Luca Percassi denies the version of events given by Juventus and Liverpool target Teun Koopmeiners. ‘He never asked us to be sold.’

The midfielder is hot property on the transfer market and is widely expected to make a move to one of the biggest clubs in the world at the end of this season.

Juve and Liverpool seem to be leading the race and they were put on high alert when the Dutchman told De Telegraaf that he “informed Atalanta I want to make a transfer next summer. I hope that some options are put forward that I can reflect on.

“I hope Atalanta get a good sum for me. There was already concrete interest from Napoli last year, but the clubs were unable to reach an agreement.”

That came as a surprise to Atalanta and their general manager Percassi, who gave a very different view on the situation.

“This club is solid and does not need to sell,” he told L’Eco di Bergamo newspaper.

“Koopmeiners has not been sold to Juve, nor anyone else. In fact, he never asked us to be sold.”

The 26-year-old was signed from AZ Alkmaar for €14m in the summer of 2021 and has gone from strength to strength in Bergamo.

He contributed 12 goals and four assists in 34 competitive appearances for Atalanta so far this season.

This all helped raise his asking price to at least €50m, especially as he is under contract until June 2027.

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