Former Arsenal and England striker, Ian Wright, has urged Mikel Arteta’s side to go all out for Super Eagles and Atalanta forward, Ademola Olajade Lookman, in the summer transfer window, Soccernet.ng reports.
The Gunners have been second best in the English Premier League for the past three seasons, and the two-time FA Cup winner believes the addition of the 2024 CAF Player of the Year to Arteta’s squad will make a huge difference to Arsenal’s title ambitions next season.
Ademola Lookman is set to leave Atalanta this summer, and has interest from several clubs, but his preferred destination is currently unknown.
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“I’m going to go with Ademola Lookman winning the African Player of the Year in respects of that man’s journey,” the 61-year-old said on Wrighty’s House podcast.
“I remember him from Charlton, it didn’t worth out £10 million to Everton, then moving all over the place, the journey from loan to this, then I think that’s one of the most devastating performances I’ve seen in any final with that hat-trick he scored [against Bayer 04 Leverkusen].
“You know, it’s just, I can’t help but look at his dark moment where it would have been dark for him. You know, especially all those loans going to another country, and you know what? He never had no problem going wherever he needed to go to find it.”
“Then obviously, like you say, you find your place. Like Scott McTominay’s found that, like he’s found with Atalanta.
“I hope we can buy him, Arsenal. I would love someone like him to come back to the Premier League and say, ‘listen, I have unfinished business here so I am going to help Arsenal win the league’.
“I just admire his journey and now he’s recognised rightly as a top player, unbelievable,” the one-time English Premier League winner concluded.
Ademola Lookman has scored 52 goals and provided 25 assists in 118 games for Atalanta across all competitions, and whatever club he joins next will be getting a world-class player on their hands.