Arsenal have shown interest in Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman this summer while Lookman has also been linked with Inter Milan. Lookman returned to Atalanta after a failed Inter move, damaging his relationship with the club. Lookman scored 20 goals and contributed seven assists last season and can play from the left or in more central wide-forward roles. Arsenal's pursuit may be complicated by their move for Eberechi Eze and potential difficulty fitting both players into the same system. Atalanta are likely to demand a large transfer fee, and Lookman's future remains uncertain amid transfer tensions.
Lookman was seduced by Inter, only to be set aside for four or five million, a story with just a few precedents, Pedulla wrote. How can you trust someone who returns to wearing the Atalanta shirt after such an outrageous behaviour? Come on. Outside Italy, as I had mentioned, Arsenal showed interest in Lookman. It's unclear whether that chapter will reopen.
Do Arsenal need Ademola Lookman? Arsenal fans would surely welcome someone of Lookman's profile, but it's unclear if they need him now that they're closing in on bringing Eberechi Eze to the Emirates Stadium. Lookman, who scored 20 goals and contributed 7 assists last season, is a similarly skilful wide-forward who can operate from the left or in more central roles, so AFC would probably struggle to fit both of them in.
Lookman's future has been in doubt all summer but he still hasn't earned himself a move. The 27-year-old is surely good enough to be making the step up to a club like Arsenal or Inter, but it remains to be seen if Atalanta will let him go. As Pedulla notes, Lookman has clearly done a great deal of damage to his relationship with Atalanta, so it's hard to see him having a future there, but they'll surely want a big fee to let him go.
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