- Atalanta confirmed the signing of Mario Pasalic from Chelsea on a permanent deal
- The Croatian midfielder has been on loan with the Italian side for the past two seasons
- Chelsea have pocketed £13.3million for the player who never played a single match in his six years at the club
Mario Pasalic is now officially an Atalanta player after the high flying Serie A club decided to make his loan deal permanent.
The 25-year-old has spent two seasons on loan with the Serie A club scoring 15 goals in 74 appearances.
Mario Pasalic: Chelsea sell midfielder to Atalanta for £13.5m without playing a match. Photo Credit: Getty Images
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Atalanta made the confirmation on their social media page that the deal for Palasic had been completed.
Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano revealed a massive £13.5m will go to the Blues despite the player not making an appearance for them, while Croatian side Hadjuk Split will get £3m.
And the club who have already made it through to the quarter finals of the Champions League for the first time in their history have now confirmed the Croatian midfielder has done enough to earn himself a deal.
Pasalic went on loan with Elche, Monaco, AC Milan and Spartak Moscow for a season each before he finally had a breakthrough spell with Atalanta.
He helped Atalanta secure a third-place finish and secured Champions League football in his first campaign.
Pasalic signed a new deal at Stamford Bridge last season until 2022 in a bid to earn a bumper deal from a potential buyer.
