Mateo Retegui in motion for Atalanta towards Udinese (Picture by Marco Luzzani/Getty Photographs)
Arsenal proceed to indicate an curiosity in Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres however have additionally recognized in-form Atalanta ahead Mateo Retegui as a substitute.
Sources near the state of affairs have knowledgeable CaughtOffside that Retegui is rising as one thing of a Plan B for the Gunners as they appear to strengthen up entrance, with a deal presumably there to be completed if Atalanta obtain a minimum of €50m for the Italy worldwide.
Retegui has a formidable file of 11 targets in 12 Serie A video games this season, and he’s additionally contributed three assists, so it’s not shocking that numbers like which are seeing him entice consideration.
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Atalanta don’t wish to promote Retegui, however it’s understood that they may discover it laborious to say no if the cash is correct, and €50m is the sort of determine that’s anticipated to check their resolve.
It stays to be seen if Arsenal can pay that for the 25-year-old, however he’s in excellent type for the time being and appears like somebody who may add one thing to Mikel Arteta’s struggling facet.
Do Arsenal want a signing like Mateo Retegui to get them again within the title race?
Arsenal at the moment are 9 factors behind Liverpool within the Premier League title race, and though yesterday’s 1-1 draw away to Chelsea can hardly be known as a foul outcome, their latest slip-ups towards the likes of Bournemouth and Newcastle meant they actually wanted greater than only a level at Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal haven’t actually clicked in assault, and whereas a part of that’s right down to Martin Odegaard being out injured for a lot of the marketing campaign, there’s maybe additionally a case for saying they might do with somebody to take the strain off Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka within the closing third.
Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard haven’t been acting at their finest just lately, and Retegui appears like he may very well be a high-quality addition so as to add some recent spark to Arteta’s assault.
Arsenal actually ought to take into account a significant January deal to attempt to enhance issues, or they’re certainly going to wrestle to meet up with present pace-setters Liverpool.