Atalanta to the English: Premier League veteran John Murtough joins management. He will work alongside Tony D'Amico

Bergamo, 15 April 2025 – A new manager for Atalanta who has strengthened its management area by inserting British football veteran John Murtough, 54-year-old former long-time manager in English football with Everton, Fulham, Coventry City, Manchester United and the FA Premier League itself.

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Murtough is already operational at the Zingonia sports center, where he will serve as Director of Global Development, to further develop the international positioning of the Orobic club. He will take care of it of the internationalization of the Goddess but also of the market, especially as regards the British area.

The announcement was made by the Nerazzurri club in a statement released in the afternoon. “Atalanta BC – it reads – announces a new entry at the management level in the club’s sports area, which Mr. John Murtough joins with immediate effect as Director of global development. The 54-year-old English manager, who will be coordinated by the sports director, Tony D'Amico, will strengthen an area that aims to further develop its international vision”.

John Murtough, they write from the press office of the Goddess, "is at his first experience in Italy after having worked for many years in England with various managerial roles. His past and his most significant roles with Everton, Fulham, Coventry City, Everton again, FA Premier League and Manchester United. The Percassi family, the Pagliuca family and the entire Nerazzurri club welcome John Murtough, wishing him good luck in his job in the Sports Area of ​​Atalanta BC”. The new manager was introduced to the world of Atalanta by Luca Percassi, Nerazzurri CEO, who as a player boasts two appearances in the English Premier League, with the Chelsea shirt.