Arsenal and Chelsea fight for Nigerian SENSATION

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 12 Feb 2025 10:17 GMT
• 3 min read

Chelsea and Arsenal are fighting it out to sign Atalanta’s Nigerian sensation Ademola Lookman this summer.

That is according to respected Italian football journalist Mirko Di Natale, who reports that the two London teams are the most active clubs in the race for the attacker.

Di Natale notes that Juventus recently asked for information on Lookman and were told that Atalanta value him at €60 million.

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But it is Arsenal or Chelsea who are Lookman's most likely destination at the end of the season.

The 27-year-old has not yet decided on his future but the feeling is that he would like to return to the Premier League this summer.

Atalanta are also ready to sell if Lookman pushes for a move.

The African Footballer of the Year is currently considered as one of the most exciting players in European football.

He scored a legendary hattrick for Atalanta in the 3-0 Europa League final victory over Bayer Leverkusen last May.

He has continued his brilliant form into the 2024/2025 season, scoring 14 goals and delivering seven assists in all competitions.

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PSG close to Lookman last summer

This has attracted the interest of some of Europe’s biggest clubs, with PSG close to signing the Nigerian last summer.

In the closing days of the summer window, PSG turned Lookman’s head and he agreed personal terms on a contract worth €5 million year until 2029.

Lookman stunned Atalanta by informing them that he wanted to leave the club for PSG.

This move infuriated Atalanta, who reluctantly were forced to leave Lookman out of their squad for their opening game of the Serie A season, a 4-0 win at Lecce.

Eventually, the move did not go through and Lookman was reintegrated into the Atalanta team.

But this summer the consensus is that Atalanta will sell him.