Gian Piero Gasperini will remain at Atalanta past the end of his current deal, as the club announced the extension of the coach's contract. Gasperini's deal will now last until the end of the 2021 season, with an option for 2022. The club's Europa League ambitions ended with a loss in penalties in Copenhagen, but Atalanta have decided to back Gasperini with a new deal: "He is one of our strengths," said club CEO Luca Percassi to newspaper L'Eco di Bergamo. "so we have extended his contract by a year. The agreement is in place, it only needs to be made official. Atalanta is a project that is on the rise, Gasperini takes a crucial role in this. He values his players, in particular the young ones, and leads the squad to play a great style of play and is beloved by everyone around."
