Ademola Lookman Set to Turn Down Arsenal in Favor of Preferred Move: Report

Ademola Lookman has reportedly turned down interest from Arsenal as he sets his sights on a potential move to Paris Saint-Germain.

PSG’s interest in Lookman emerged earlier this week, with Les Parisiens reportedly keen to bring in the Atalanta winger as their replacement for Kylian Mbappe following his move to Real Madrid this summer.

The Nigerian international enjoyed a sensational season in Italy last term, capping off a 17-goal and 10-assist season by scoring a hat-trick in Atalanta’s Europa League final triumph over the otherwise invincible Bayer Leverkusen.

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The 26 year old’s ascent to impressive form has attracted reports of transfer interest from across Europe, with Arsenal and Liverpool also claimed to have been eyeing up moves for his services.

However, Munich-based journalist Florian Plettenberg writes that Lookman is keen to join PSG and that a verbal agreement about his personal terms has been reached ahead of a potential move.

Plettenberg adds that PSG and Atalanta are still yet to agree terms, however, and that Arsenal are waiting in the wings to make a move should it all fall apart in PSG’s hands like a day-old croissant.

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Ademola #Lookman has reached a total verbal agreement with Paris Saint-Germain ✔️26 y/o versatile striker wants to join #PSG with immediate effect. Paris in direct contact with Atalanta Bergamo but negotiations about a permanent deal currently stalling. ⚠️ @Arsenal,… pic.twitter.com/mUOFjOY0CsAugust 22, 2024

Lookman came through the ranks at Charlton Athletic before moving to Everton as a teenager in 2017, but was never able to establish himself at Goodison Park and joined RB Leipzig first on loan and then later in a permanent move.

The forward had a similar story in Germany, coming back to the Premier League on loan at Fulham and Leicester City before being sold to Atalanta in 2022. Lookman has well and truly kicked on in Bergamo, winning the club’s player of the year in both of his campaigns for the side.

Lookman has always had obvious potential but had been unable to live up to it prior to his Atalanta move. At 26 years old and with momentum behind him, the forward could be ready to re-announce himself at Premier League level.

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