MOSCOW, Aug 4 Italian Atalanta do not want to give away Russian midfielder Alexei Miranchuk on loan, and expects to sell the player, according to the website of the journalist Gianluca Di Marzio.According to a source, Atalanta management regards Miranchuk as a player who can be sold, and then strengthen the team with the proceeds. Previously, Di Marzio said that «Torino «can rent a 26-year-old midfielder of the Russian national team with the right to buy. It was expected that the Russian on Monday will sign a contract with the bulls. Atalanta CEO Luca Percassi later revealed that head coach Gian Piero Gasperini had blocked Miranchuk's move. Miranchuk joined 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.
