Atalanta are reportedly seeking a partnership with Chelsea if Stephen Pagliuca's bid to buy the club is successful, the American along with a group of other investors acquired a 55% stake in the Serie A club earlier this year.
It had previously been suggested that Pagliuca would have to sell his shares in Atalanta before moving forward with his proposed purchase of Chelsea. However, the Italian club appear to be excited at the prospect of forming a relationship with the Premier League giants.
Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi has spoken to the Italian media regarding the current situation, and explained how a potential partnership would be on benefit to Atalanta.
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“We hope that Pagliuca will be able to take Chelsea, we would have enormous advantages. Percassi said, as quoted by Tuttosport.
“The reasons are soon explained, if the American manages to take over the London club too, an axis of collaboration could be created which for Atalanta would be very precious.
“An example? A player like (Tammy) Abraham could get to Bergamo much more easily, the English market would be much more accessible with obvious advantages for Atalanta.”
A partnership could be beneficial for both parties with Chelsea able to loan their young talent to the Serie A side for experience, and the added quality would no doubt benefit Atalanta going forward. However, it remains to be seen if such a collaboration would be allowed under UEFA’s laws if Pagliuca's bid to take over the Blues is successful.
