Atalanta director: Followed Kovalenko for two years
Atalanta’s technical director Giovanni Sartori is in charge of transfer policy at the club. He said that before buying Ukrainian Viktor Kovalenko and Dane Joakim Mehle, the club followed them for two years.
Atalanta followed Kovalenko and Mehle for two years before signing them. Spend 10 million euros on a football player (Mehle – ed.), watching him only through a computer, it would not be easy.
Now that I can view players live again, I will still continue to use the computer as well. Videos are also useful in my work,“ Sartori saidLa Gazzetta dello Sport.
Atalanta announced the transfer of Kovalenko on February 1, 2021. The Ukrainian has not yet made his debut for the Bergamasks.
Earlier, the Atalanta coach explained why he did not include Kovalenko in the squad for the Champions League.