Italian Serie A side Atalanta will activate the purchase option in Mario Pasalic's loan deal to sign him on a permanent basis from Chelsea next summer.

Blues talent Pasalic has been on loan at Atalanta since the summer of 2018, with the Italian side paying €1m to take him on loan, with a right to buy set at €15m. 

 



Atalanta did not activate the purchase option in the summer, but negotiated a fresh agreement with Chelsea, loaning the player again with the same right to buy included.

Pasalic is now regarded as a key man by Atalanta and, according to Turin-based Italian daily Tuttosport, the club will pay €15m to complete the permanent capture of the Croatian.
 


The €15m price is viewed as good business by Atalanta, with Pasalic a Croatia international and having proven himself in the Champions League with the club.



Pasalic, 24, has made 13 appearances in Serie A for Atalanta so far this season, scoring twice and providing two assists for his team-mates.

He has also played in all five of Atalanta's Champions League group stage games, scoring in a 1-1 draw at home against Manchester City.
 

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Despite being under contract at Chelsea, Pasalic, who counts sides such as AC Milan, Monaco and Spartak Moscow amongst his former clubs, has never made a senior Blues appearance and may not get the chance.