Arsenal are targeting new strikers this summer – and one player on their shortlist appears keen on a move.
The Gunners are losing Alexandre Lacazette this summer after the Frenchman failed to agree terms on a new contract to remain at the Emirates Stadium. Eddie Nketiah – who has impressed in recent weeks – is also set to walk away for nothing.
Manager Mikel Arteta apparently hasn't given up on convincing Nketiah to stay but is running out of time. Should the England under-21 depart, there will be two new arrivals up front.
Now, The Athletic have claimed that Arsenal tried to sign Tammy Abraham before the England star moved to Roma this summer – while the Metro say that he would like a move back to London.
Rumours have suggested that the former Chelsea No.9 was a boyhood Arsenal fan, so the sway to return to the Premier League to prove his former employers wrong might be strong. Abraham has been a hit in the Eternal City under Jose Mourinho, however, and won't come cheap.
Some reports are pointing to a bid as big as £67 million as the figure needed to prise him from the Stadio Olimpico after just a season.
Abraham is involved in the Europa Conference League final for Roma against Feyenoord tonight.
The 24-year-old is valued at around £40m by Transfermarkt.
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