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Former Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro believes Atlanta forward Ademola Lookman is more technical than his Super Eagles teammate and Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Peseiro, who led Nigeria to a second-place finish at the 2023 AFCON in Ivory Coast earlier this year, worked with both players in the national team and weighed in on the latest transfer speculations involving both players.
Lookman and Osimhen have emerged over the past week as potential signings for Arsenal, with Peseiro reflecting why the club should sign either player.
“Ademola is more technical than Osimhen, more inclined to create the game, and who is now also scoring. He is performing very well this year,” Peseiro told SportItalia via Football London.
“He grew up with (Atalanta manager) Gian Piero Gasperini; now he is always playing, and we are happy with him. High level, he too can aspire to do great things.
“It’s no coincidence that they’ve both grown this year. This is because they’re both within a good system of play. Atalanta and Napoli want the ball; they want to play and attack. In these conditions, players get excited like this. Italian football has changed a lot in the last few years.”
SportItalia this week claimed that Arsenal are considering a huge £42.5m offer plus defender Jakub Kiwior to tempt Atalanta into parting ways with Lookman. The player-plus-cash deal comes despite him nearing a transfer to PSG, which resulted in him being dropped for the Italian side’s opening two games of the season.
