Nigeria international striker Ademola Lookman showed his fine form for the Spanish side last season wasn’t a fluke with a brace in their first pre season game, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.

Lookman scored twice in the 4-1 win over fellow LaLiga side as both teams step up preparations for the start of a new season. Arnau Ortiz and Obed Vargas got the other goals in the emphatic win.

A winter signing from Italian Serie A side Atalanta, he made a huge impression in the final six months of last season with six goals in 17 games in all competitions.

Rumours were that the club will let go of the 28 year old in the ongoing summer transfer window with the club keen on balancing the books, but the idea has been dismissed by the hierarchy of the club.

The former Africa Footballer of the Year is now certain to begin the season with the club, and will target a better output in his first full season at the club.

Ade Emmanuel

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