Lookman, 25, racked up 18 goal contributions in 98 Premier League appearances for Everton, Fulham and Leicester.
The Wandsworth native was born to Nigerian parents and eligible to represent the African nation if he wished.
The diminutive forward was handed his debut in the World Cup play-off against Ghana and netted his first goal in a 10-0 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying win over Sao Tome and Principe. The 64-year-old Italian coach even went so far as to credit the new director of football Lee Congerton for managing to bring the Englishman to Italy.
“He was also quick for [Rasmus] Hojlund, the club made an important investment in this lad. The club bought these two players who have been helping me work well.”“We conceded two goals in the first half by losing the ball pretty cheaply and those are situations where we should’ve been more careful.“I saw a definite growth from the start of the season, partly because of the freshness and personality of these lads who arrived.
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