Atalanta zero in on Matt O'Riley as Europa League winners escalate their bid to win race for prized Celtic star
dailyrecord.co.ukEuropa League winners Atalanta are stepping up the chase as they aim to come out on top in the race to land prized Celtic star Matt O'Riley. Record Sport revealed Southampton readied an offer of £20m plus incentives for the Dane but now Gian Piero Gasperini's side have entered the mix.
O'Riley – who agonisingly missed out on a place in Denmark's squad for Euro 2024 – has earned admiring glances from across the continent with Inter and Atletico long-term admirers of the 23-year-old.
Saints boss Russell Martin is sweet on O'Riley, however, his former MK Dons manager faces a live fight to land a player he covets with Atalanta pressing ahead to bring O'Riley to Serie A.
La Dea will return to the Champions League and their need for class in the engine room could be escalated with standout midfielder Teun Koopmeiners wanted by new Juventus boss Thiago Motta.
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