Lookman! Forgotten ex-Premier League player firing all guns in Serie A

Ademola Lookman received a second probability at his profession, and he actually grabbed this opportunity together with his naked palms.

The Nigerian striker could not have garnered a lot consideration in some months, however after trailing his countryman, Victor Osimhen, with 9 targets, he has elicited reactions from the Nigerian soccer group and the world at giant.

Now, the Tremendous Eagles attacker, who moved to Serie A final summer time, has scored 9 targets in 17 video games for Atalanta, together with a brace in opposition to Salernitana, and in addition grabbed two targets in opposition to Spezia.

11 – Solely Victor Osimhen (13) and Lautaro Martínez (12) have scored extra targets in all competitions this season for Serie A golf equipment than Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman (11). That is already the best scoring season of his profession. Thriving. pic.twitter.com/YPDtus9qwO

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 19, 2023

After his 9 targets have tied him for second place within the league with Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez and Spezia’s Mbala Nzola, the one factor left for Mola this season is to start out lashing in hatricks.

The striker, who was a flop within the EPL was named to the Serie A squad of the week, and he’s at the moment thought of as one of many best gamers within the Serie A contest.

Mola struggled within the Premier League for groups like as Everton, Leicester, and Fulham, however his switch to Gewiss Stadium has been a hit to this point.

His journey to success has been fraught with setbacks, as he joined Charlton’s academy on the age of 16 after starting his profession at Waterloo.

He was promoted to the Addicks’ first crew in 2015, the place he scored 12 targets in 49 video games.

Two years later, the rising star made a significant transfer to Everton, however he struggled with simply 4 targets in 48 video games. This resulted in a mortgage spell with RB Leipzig in 2018, and his sturdy performances prompted the Bundesliga giants to signal him completely a 12 months later.

Nonetheless, the previous England Beneath-21 worldwide was shortly loaned out once more within the Premier League, this time to Fulham and Leicester in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Lookman scored 4 targets at Craven Cottage and eight on the King Energy Stadium.

In consequence, Leipzig bought him to Atalanta in the summertime, and he has since been blazing all weapons for Gian Piero Gasperini’s crew, with targets and vital assists.