The Nigerian striker is still eager to sign with the French powerhouse, but he will have to bide his time as negotiations between the two clubs are still pending.
The 26-year-old’s top preference is PSG, but even though all parties have verbally agreed to everything, a move to Paris suddenly seems unlikely. This gives his other admirers a chance to approach him.
For the second straight game, Lookman was left out of the Atalanta team for their Serie A match against Torino on Sunday. This intensified rumors concerning Lookman’s future.
Express Sports claims that Arsenal, who have been keeping an eye on the matter, will be attempting to wrangle a last-minute bid for the midfielder, who is reportedly worth about £51 million.
The fact that Lookman is represented by the same agency as Kai Havertz may help Arsenal win the race to sign him despite the interest of other teams.
The player thrived while on loan at Fulham and Leicester City before joining Atalanta from RB Leipzig in 2022. Since then, he has scored 24 goals in 62 games, taking the Italian scene by storm.
In the Europa League final at the Dublin Arena on May 22, Lookman’s hat-trick gave the club the victory over Bayer Leverkusen, and he became a cult figure in Bergamo as Atalanta raised the trophy for the first time in the team’s history. In addition to scoring his first hat-trick of the season, Lookman became the first player to score three goals in a single-leg European final since Pierino Prati in 1969.
