Atalanta have officially activated their option to purchase Mario Pasalic from Chelsea for €15m, announced the club.
The midfielder had been in Bergamo on loan since July 2018 at a cost of €2.5m, so the full cost of the operation is €17.5m.
“Mario Pasalic stays with us! Our #88 is an Atalanta player on a permanent basis!” read a tweet from the Atalanta website.
Atalanta have officially activated their option to purchase Mario Pasalic from Chelsea for €15m, announced the club.
The midfielder had been in Bergamo on loan since July 2018 at a cost of €2.5m, so the full cost of the operation is €17.5m.
“Mario Pasalic stays with us! Our #88 is an Atalanta player on a permanent basis!” read a tweet from the Atalanta website.
The 25-year-old Croatia international was purchased by Chelsea from Hajduk Split in 2014 for €2.5m, but then went on a series of loan spells with Elche, Monaco, Milan, Spartak Moscow and now Atalanta.
He has really found his form in Bergamo, contributing seven goals and seven assists in 33 competitive games this season.
Atalanta are currently fourth in Serie A and have reached the Champions League quarter-finals.