Former Tremendous Eagles coach Jose Peseiro believes Atlanta ahead Ademola Lookman is extra technical than his Tremendous Eagles teammate and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, PUNCH Sports activities Additional reviews.
Peseiro, who led Nigeria to a second-place end on the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast earlier this yr, labored with each gamers within the nationwide group and weighed in on the most recent switch speculations involving each gamers.
Lookman and Osimhen have emerged over the previous week as potential signings for Arsenal, with Peseiro reflecting why the membership ought to signal both participant.
“Ademola is extra technical than Osimhen, extra inclined to create the sport, and who’s now additionally scoring. He’s performing very properly this yr,” Peseiro instructed SportItalia by way of Soccer London.
“He grew up with (Atalanta supervisor) Gian Piero Gasperini; now he’s all the time enjoying, and we’re pleased with him. Excessive degree, he can also aspire to do nice issues.
“It’s no coincidence that they’ve each grown this yr. It is because they’re each inside a superb system of play. Atalanta and Napoli need the ball; they wish to play and assault. In these situations, gamers get excited like this. Italian soccer has modified lots in the previous few years.”
SportItalia this week claimed that Arsenal are contemplating an enormous £42.5m supply plus defender Jakub Kiwior to tempt Atalanta into parting methods with Lookman. The player-plus-cash deal comes regardless of him nearing a switch to PSG, which resulted in him being dropped for the Italian facet’s opening two video games of the season.
Sky Sports activities Deutschland now report that the previous Everton, RB Leipzig, and Leicester star has agreed to private phrases with PSG, however the Gunners should still sweep in and convey him again to his metropolis of start if they arrive in with a greater supply. There may be additionally a suggestion that Lookman might arrive on a mortgage cope with an possibility to purchase.
For Osimhen, Arsenal have been stated to be again within the race to signal the Nigerian striker, but it surely stays to be seen if the Serie A winner will be a part of the Gunners or their London rivals Chelsea, who’re stated to be in talks with Napoli to finalise the deal.
