Ex-club DAC collects millions
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After the record sale of Serie-A goalkeeper Mateo Retegui (26) for 68.3 million euros to al-Qadsiah, Atalanta BC has signed a new striker. La Dea reinvested from the replacement of a little less than a third to Montenegrin international Nikola Krstović from US Lecce. According to matching Italian media reports, the European League winner of 2024 pays 25 million euros for the 25-year-old, who has signed a long-term contract.
For Atalanta, Krstović is the third -tax access of the club’s history – in front of him with Gianluca Scamacca (EUR 28 million) and El Bilal Touré (EUR 30.2 million) are also a middle striker. According to the current status, both are also in the squad of the new coach Ivan Juric, the touré, which was recently awarded to VfB Stuttgart, is said to leave the club. For Lecce, Krstović is the second most tax departure of the history, only Patrick Dorgu, who was transferred to Manchester United Manchester, was even more expensive at 30 million euros. However, around 3.75 million euros go to the ex-club of the attacker, Dunajska Streda. For the Slovaks, Krstović was also a record exit with 3.9 million euros.
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The high -speed right foot successfully helped to protect Lecce from relegation. He scored 20 goals and seven templates in 75 competitive games. Noteworthy: In 2023/24, Lecce had divided the second weakest offensive of Series A and 2024/25 at 27 even the weakest in 2023/24. Krstović scored eleven of these 27 goals alone and was one of the top players of Serie A. in many striker statistics.
