BERGAMO – Honest Ahanor, the most expensive U18 in the world a year ago from Atalanta who took him from Genoa valuing him €20 million (€16 million fixed plus €4 million in bonuses), he has been acquired by Chelsea, who will pay the Bergamo club €48 million. Ahanor will join the Blues' squad. starting in the 2027/28 season, while this season he will play on loan at Crystal Palace. The loan deal was put in place by Atalanta itself, as Chelsea would not have been able to do so, having already loaned Disasi to Crystal Palace, as Premier League regulations do not allow two players to be loaned to the same club. Crystal Palace announced the arrival of Honest Ahanor, describing him as a young player. e A talented defender, reviewing his career, which has already seen him play twice for the Italian national team, last June at just 18 years old. A left-footed defender, Ahanor came through Genoa's youth system and made his Serie A debut at just 16, starting against Juventus in September 2024. After making six appearances for Genoa, Ahanor moved to Atalanta last summer, where he has since played 35 games in all competitions, including nine in the UEFA Champions League. At the start of the summer transfer window, Chelsea had already secured another talent from the Atalanta youth system, Marco Palestra, valued at 60 million. The double deal with the English club has ensured Atalanta a significant capital gain., to be reinvested for new incoming operations.
Meanwhile, Atalanta has announced the consensual termination of the contract with Mitchell Bakker and the transfers of Ibrahim Suleman, who moves to Sassuolo on loan with the option to buy in favour of the Emilian club, and the 23-year-old goalkeeper Paul Vismara, sold to Juve Stabia in Serie B on a permanent basis with a buy-back option.
