Atalanta keep on rolling towards a top four spot and Charles De Ketelaere’s impressive form continues, meaning that he will almost certainly join them permanently.
De Ketelaere’s story has been well documented, but for those who need a reminder he joined in a deal worth around €35m from Club Brugge in the summer of 2022 but had a disappointing first season at Milan, failing to score a single goal.
The decision was made to send him out on loan to Atalanta for 2023-24 with an option to buy, and to say that he has rediscovered his confidence would be an understatement.
The Belgian has amassed 10 goals and seven assists for La Dea in 28 appearances across all competitions, leading to strong suggestions that they will be exercising that option to make the deal permanent.
After Atalanta’s 3-0 home win against Sassuolo last night, journalist Gianluca Di Marzio spoke about De Ketelaere during a segment for Sky, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.
“De Ketelaere seems to have found his dimension, Gasperini did a great job him. Atalanta are not new to these types of operations, they are fair figures and decided precisely for a very feasible permanent purchase at the end of the season.”
