MOSCOW, Aug 3 Atalanta head coach Gian Piero Gasperini spoke out against the transfer of the Russian midfielder Alexei Miranchuk to Torino, said Bergamasco CEO Luca Percassi. Earlier, Sky Sport journalist Gianluca Di Marzio on his Twitter said that Torino could rent the 26-year-old midfielder of the Russian national team with the right to buy . It was noted that the head coach of Turintsy Ivan Yurich is personally interested in signing the midfielder. «We negotiated with Torino, but after a long conversation, the coach asked us to leave Miranchuk. The deal was stopped after a long discussion with Gasperini, who asked to leave him,» said Percassi , quoted by Corriere dello Sport. Miranchuk moved to Atalanta in September 2020 from Lokomotiv Moscow. The transaction amount, according to media reports, amounted to 14.5 million euros. Since then, the midfielder has made 56 appearances for the Bergamasks, scoring nine goals and providing seven assists. Last season, the Russian played for Atalanta in a total of 25 meetings, scoring two goals and five assists.
