SERIE A - Tomiyasu closer to Atalanta. Demiral is a difficult option.

On the verge of a new campaign with UEFA Champions League on the calendar, the Bergamaschi team is looking for another very good sign for the roster of Giampiero Gasperini and this one can arrive from Italy. The japanese defender Takehiro Tomiyasu is closer to become an Atalanta defender for next season for something around € 20 milion even if the deal with Bologna is not yet signed. The relationship between the clubs is good and there are other players that can be involved in the deal like the attacker Musa Barrow (evaluated in € 15 milion) and other young players that are considered tradable just as Colley or Kovalenko. 

With two very good seasons under Mihajlovic's Bologna, Tomiyasu is considered a more plausible option than Juventus' Merih Demiral. The wages that the Turkish national receives in Turin are considered high for the Percassi's president team and the japanese is already adapted to play in the back 3 defense in every position but also as a side back in case of need to Gasperini's intense style of football.