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Musa Barrow to stay at Atalanta

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Musa Barrow to stay at Atalanta

Atalanta forward Musa Barrow will stay at the Serie A club for another year.

According to Italian media outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Bergamo side will reject all bids for the Gambian talent, as they intend to keep him in Italy.

Chelsea have reportedly approached Atalanta for the forward but have been told he’s not for sale.

Atalanta apparently rate the youngster in the €25-30m class and it had been speculated that the Blues would match their demands, however, Football Italia now understands that the Serie A club have swiftly rejected bids for their man.

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The 19-year-old striker was promoted to the senior squad in Februar after shining for the youth side, where he scored 23 times in just 18 games. He has also scored three goals in 11 Serie A appearances.

Barrow plays on the left wing but can also play as a central striker. He has a lethal combination of pace, power, skill and finishing and he gas shown he can score goals when playing top level football.

Inter Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus and, Lazio are the other rivals to Chelsea in the race for the youngster, but it is believed that they have all been told that Barrow will stay at Atalanta for at least another year.

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