Atalanta have decided not to use their option to buy on Mattia Caldara and a new potential solution has emerged, according to one journalist.
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Caldara joined Atalanta on an 18-month loan back in December 2020 and as part of the deal there was an option to buy in favour of La Dea, where the Italian made a name for himself before ending up at Juventus, having then moved to Milan as part of the operation that took Leonardo Bonucci the other way.
According to Nicolo Schira on Twitter, Caldara will return to Milan because Atalanta have officially decided not to use their buy-out clause set at €15m for the centre-back. Now, it seems Caldara could leave to another club on loan with option to buy, after a season in which the 27-year-old has struggled with injuries and has failed to convince the Bergamo club to keep hold of him.
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