‘I have faith in him’ – Simeone backs Lookman ahead Atletico, Bayern Munich UCL clash

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone has urged Nigerian guardant Ademola Lookman to stay diligent and debar vexation arsenic helium works to regain his champion signifier pursuing a hard commencement to the season.

Lookman joined Atletico Madrid from Atalanta during the wintertime transportation model and made an awesome interaction successful the 2nd fractional of past season.

The erstwhile African Footballer of the Year recorded 9 goals and 4 assists successful 24 appearances crossed each competitions, rapidly establishing himself arsenic an important attacking enactment for the Spanish club.

However, the Nigerian planetary has recovered it hard to support that awesome signifier this season, scoring conscionable 2 goals successful 14 appearances.

Speaking astatine a property league connected Monday up of Atletico Madrid's Champions League brushwood with Bayern Munich, Simeone expressed assurance that Lookman would flooded his existent difficulties.

The Argentine manager pointed to Julián Álvarez and Antoine Griezmann as...