Arsenal have been linked with a move for Ademola Lookman and football.london takes a deep dive on the Nigerian international.
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| Ademola Lookman has been linked with a move to Arsenal(Image: Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images) |
The day arrived where finally Arsenal supporters were given a shred of hope that the club might indeed be looking at signing a forward before the end of the transfer window. Sport Italia journalist Alfredo Pudella has claimed that Arsenal are considering a €50million (£42million) plus Jakub Kiwior deal for Ademola Lookman.
The Nigerian international has plenty of experience of English football having come through Charlton’s academy system. Arsenal have been noted as needing a player who can add quality to all the forward areas of the team which Lookman certainly fits the bill.
However, as can be the case, his name has not necessarily inspired an overwhelmingly positive reaction, at least on the surface. Therefore, it makes sense to dive deeper and assess to forward’s abilities and record to see if indeed a move to Arsenal makes sense.
An immediate issue some critics have raised is his record in England. He played 48 times for Everton, scoring just four goals, and was sent on loan to RB Leipzig, Fulham and Leicester, which produced mixed results.
However, upon his arrival at Atalanta in Serie A, his career finally exploded. 15 goals and eight assists in 33 games for the Bergamo-based club in his first year was an excellent return and this would only set up an even more impressive campaign last season.
He scored 17 goals and added 10 assists in a season where Atalanta won the Europa League and Lookman scored a European final hat-trick against Bundesliga Invincibles and German Cup winners Bayer Leverkusen. He also scored and assisted in the second-leg of the semi-final against Marseille, and scored and assisted in the Italian Cup semi-final against Fiorentina.
- Tom Canton
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