Franck Kessie returns to Atalanta nine years after leaving Serie A club

Franck Kessie has rejoined Atalanta as a free agent, returning jin88bet.one jin88bet.one to the club where he began his senior career nine years after departing for AC Milan.

The Ivory Coast international became a ak168app.baby ak168app.baby vailable after completing a three-season spell with Saudi Pro League ak168app.club side Al-Ahli. He chose a move back to Bergamo despite reported ak168app.club interest from Serie A rivals Roma and Juventus.

Kessie, 29, enjoyed considerable success during his time in Saudi Arabia, winning the AFC Champions Le ks168app.site ks168app.site ague Elite twice. He joined Al-Ahli fr ic88 om Barcelona in a deal reported to be worth €12.5m.

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He scored six goals and provided three assists in those matches before leaving for AC Milan in 2017. Kessie spent five years a ic88 ic88 t San Siro lr88 , establishing himself as an important midfielder, before moving to Barcelona.

After his spell in Spain, he sw lr88 itched to Al-Ahli, where he added major continental honours lr88 to his career. His two AFC Cha lr88 mpions League Elite titles came during a three-season stay with the Saudi club.

Kessie’s decision to return to Atalanta brings him lr88 back to the club that lr88 lr88 gave him his first opportunity in Italian football. The move also sees him resume his career in Serie lr88 A after an absence that followed his departure for AC Milan.

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