Atalanta forward Charles De Ketelaere has said that he has ‘grown a lot this season’ after winning the Europa League with La Dea. The Belgian forward is on loan at Atalanta from AC Milan but that move is expected to be made permanent come the end of the season given he has had such a great campaign in Bergamo.
Atalanta‘s co-owner Stephen Pagliuca is confident La Dea can win the Europa League even if they are not the favourite in the Final against Bayer Leverkusen and says Charles De Ketelaere was their most impressive player this season.
Atalanta have resolved any doubts they might have had about Charles De Ketelaere and will sign him on a permanent deal, according to Fabrizio Romano. The 23-year-old scored again during Atalanta’s 2-0 win over Lecce on Saturday which booked their place in next season’s edition of the Champions League.
Charles De Ketelaere has been a very important player for Atalanta this season, having joined them on loan in the summer. Speaking to the media after the 2-0 win against Lecce, he admitted that he is ‘sorry’ about his season with AC Milan. De Ketelaere did indeed struggle during his first season in Italy, bagging zero goals in 40 appearances.
Charles De Ketelaere exposed Evan Ndicka and was the undisputed Man of the Match in Atalanta‘s 2-1 win over Roma on Sunday while Romelu Lukaku was left alone.
Charles De Ketelaere continued his fantastic rebound season with Atalanta as he scored a match-winning brace that helped them beat Roma last night. The two goals that De Ketelaere did score were reflective of a player that is full of confidence.
Regardless of what the scoreline could suggest, Atalanta outclassed Roma in a precious 2-1 home win in Serie A’s top-five six-pointer. Gian Piero Gasperini’s high-performing team could’ve easily scored six or seven, but they grabbed an all-important three points, nevertheless.
Atalanta president Antonio Percassi has declared they will be buying Charles de Ketelaere. The Belgium striker is on-loan at La Dea from AC Milan this season.
Atalanta President Antonio Percassi confirms Charles De Ketelaere will join the Nerazzurri permanently and Stefano Pioli says ‘superior experience’ helped the Belgian in his second season in Serie A.
The Atalanta president Antonio Percassi has confirmed that the club plan to buy Charles De Ketelaere from AC Milan on a permanent basis. De Ketelaere arrived at Milan in the summer of 2022 and was the marquee signing of the post-Scudetto transfer window, joining from Club Brugge for a fee above €30m.
The lawyer and football finance expert Felice Raimondo has explained why AC Milan are in such a good position to invest in the squad during the summer mercato.
Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco has shared his thoughts on Charles De Ketelaere’s initial move to AC Milan which became a very disappointing season. Speaking during an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport (via Radio Rossonera), he explained that the player would have known what he was getting himself when signing for a club like Milan.
AC Milan are set to net over €30m from the sales of two players this summer as Charles De Ketelaere and Alexis Saelemaekers should both leave permanently, it is claimed.
Charles De Ketelaere has seemingly done enough during his loan spell to convince Atalanta to hand him a permanent contract. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Milan will earn around €22 million from the Belgian’s transfer after La Dea decided to trigger a buyout clause.
Charles De Ketelaere is expected to remain at Atalanta on a permanent basis this summer following a successful loan spell in Bergamo. As reported by Milan News, it now appears to be an inevitability that Milan will lose De Ketelaere in the summer as Atalanta should exercise the option they have to make the loan deal permanent.
Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi has suggested that Charles De Ketelaere should stay at the club beyond his loan spell this season which would mean a transfer fee for AC Milan.
Charles De Ketelaere touched on his ‘good season’ on loan at Atalanta as a possible return to Milan in the summer nears. The 23-year-old Belgian forward has continued to impress under Gian Piero Gasperini this term and was again on the scoresheet in their 2-1 win over Monza on Sunday evening, netting the opening goal at the U-Power Stadium.
Charles De Ketelaere would be more than happy to stay put at Atalanta as the decision about his option to buy looms. La Dea can keep him by shelling out €22M.
Atalanta likely already anticipated keeping Charles De Ketelaere permanently while arranging the deal with Milan last summer, but the performances of the Belgian, especially in 2024, made it a no-brainer.
Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini says there's more to come after their 3-1 win against Lazio. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice for the triumph. Gasperini said: We are going through a good period of form and have improved a great deal, but we still have margin for further improvement and there are things we need to fine-tune.
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