Serie A side Atalanta have signed Ghana winger Kamaldeen Sulemana from championship outfit Southampton on a four-year deal worth a reported €21.5 million, Afrosport reports.
The 23-year-old joined Southampton in February 2023 from French Ligue 1 side Rennes for a club-record fee of around £22 million, and made a total of 74 appearances, scoring four goals and providing seven assists.
The Saints however suffered the agony of relegation from the Premier League after finishing bottom of the table.
Sulemana will reunite with Atalanta boss Ivan Juric who managed Southampton between December 2024 and April 2025.
“Atalanta BC is pleased to announce that it has permanently acquired Ghanaian footballer Kamaldeen Sulemana from Southampton FC,” read a club statement.
“The Percassi family, the Pagliuca family and the entire Nerazzurri Club extend a warm welcome to Kamaldeen, wishing him the best of success – both personally and as a team – in the Nerazzurri shirt.”
𝑲𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑺𝒖𝒍𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂 ✍️@Kamaldeenho10 | #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/TwZGOGbJWy
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) July 2, 2025
Sulemana is Atalanta’s first acquisition of the summer transfer window and will join his unrelated compatriot Ibrahim Sulemana. He will also look to spearhead La Dea’s attack with Nigeria and reigning African Player of the Year, Ademola Lookman.
