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Scottish Sun
5 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
‘Unfinished business' – Ian Wright urges Arsenal to sign former Premier League star valued at £50million
WRIGHT IDEA 'Unfinished business' – Ian Wright urges Arsenal to sign former Premier League star valued at £50million Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) IAN WRIGHT has urged former club Arsenal to buy Ademola Lookman this summer. The Gunners are seeking to bolster their attack following three consecutive runner-up finishes. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Ademola Lookman has impressed since moving to Italy Credit: Getty Lookman, 27, has had previous Premier League spells with Everton, Fulham and Leicester - with mixed fortunes. Since moving to Atalanta in 2022, the winger has gone from strength to strength - winning the Europa League and finishing 14th in the Ballon d'Or last year. Wright, 61, believes that Lookman would be well placed to improve Mikel Arteta's front line. On his Wrighty's House podcast, the former forward said: "I'm going to go with Ademola Lookman winning the African Player of the Year in respects of that man's journey. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL GUNNER GO Arsenal release 17 players as Sterling and Partey learn their fate "I remember him from Charlton, it didn't work out [the] £10million [move] 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. "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. "And then obviously, like you say, you find your place. Like Scott McTominay's found that, like he [Lookman] found with Atalanta. BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK "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'. Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini slams Ademola Lookman for his penalty skills "But I just admire his journey and now he's recognised rightly as a top player, unbelievable." SunSport recently revealed that Lookman has admirers at Arsenal. Some Gunners chiefs, however, are concerned about his age - believing that at 27 Lookman may have already peaked. In addition to Arsenal, Liverpool are keeping tabs on the £50m-rated former Evertonian.
Daily Mirror
01-05-2025
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- Daily Mirror
Ian Wright points finger over Arsenal tactic in PSG loss - 'Very surprised'
Arsenal have it all to do if they are to make the Champions League final following their loss against PSG and Ian Wright has questioned one aspect of the Gunners' performance Ian Wright admits he is surprised that Arsenal did not immediately try to suffocate Paris Saint-Germain from the off in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final tie, which the French giants won 1-0. PSG will have a slender advantage when Mikel Arteta 's men travel to Paris next week in pursuit of a place in the Champions League final. Ousmane Dembele plundered the game's only goal at The Emirates inside the opening four minutes. Luis Enrique 's side have won plenty of hearts during the campaign for their swashbuckling throwback style and are fancied by many to go on and win the tournament. But even in spite of PSG's ferocious attacking approach and star-studded squad, Wright is disappointed that Arsenal didn't try and take the game to their opponents. Speaking on the Wrighty's House podcast, the Gunners favourite said: "I don't want to be negative about the team but I'm very surprised by the start of the game. I wasn't expecting that start. To be honest I was expecting PSG to back off but it was the other way around, it was the opposite. We should have been pressing them but it didn't happen. That's the disappointing thing, without being too negative. "I think we really missed a trick in the way we started, we didn't take advantage of the crowd who were ready to scream and shout. I think we got away with out really because we didn't start like I thought we would, I was very surprised by that. "I would love to hear Mikel Arteta 's post-match interview because I want to hear what he says about the start. I cannot fathom that you have a team like PSG come to your place and your tactics are to sit off them and let them play it out from the back and ease across the halfway line." Although they will head to France needing to overturn a deficit in the second leg, Arsenal are still very much in the tie. But Arteta admitted post-match that the Gunners will 'have to do something special' if they are to make the Champions League final for just the second time in the club's history. "If you want to win the Champions League final, you have to do something special. We're going to have to do something special in Paris to be there," Arteta said.
Metro
30-04-2025
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- Metro
Ian Wright 'very surprised' by Mikel Arteta tactic after Arsenal's defeat to PSG
Ian Wright admitted he was 'very surprised' by Arsenal's tactics during their Champions League semi-final first leg defeat to PSG. The Gunners stunned defending European champions Real Madrid in the last round and were hoping for more success against Paris Saint-Germain. But Arsenal will need to overturn a one-goal deficit in Paris next week after suffering a 1-0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night. PSG dominated the early exchanges and Ousmane Dembele's 4th-minute goal was enough to separate the sides. Wright was 'very surprised' by Arsenal's subdued start to the tie and says the Gunners 'missed a trick' by not taking the game to PSG. Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro's Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we'll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. 'I don't want to be negative about the team but I'm very surprised by the start of the game,' he said on the Wrighty's House podcast. 'I wasn't expecting that start. To be honest I was expecting PSG to back off but it was the other way around, it was the opposite. 'We should have been pressing them but it didn't happen. That's the disappointing thing, without being too negative. 'I think we really missed a trick in the way we started, we didn't take advantage of the crowd who were ready to scream and shout. 'I think we got away with out really because we didn't start like I thought we would, I was very surprised by that. 'I would love to hear Mikel Arteta's post-match interview because I want to hear what he says about the start. 'I cannot fathom that you have a team like PSG come to your place and your tactics are to sit off them and let them play it out from the back and ease across the halfway line.' PSG have arguably been the standout team in this year's Champions League, having eliminated Liverpool and Aston Villa in the last two rounds. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video The French champions are 90 minutes away from the Champions League final but Wright still has hope that his beloved Arsenal can pull off a comeback. 'It's only 1-0 but PSG did look impressive,' Wright added. 'But anyone would if you give them that much time and space in a semi-final at your place. 'PSG are going to try and finish that game in the first 20 minutes and Arsenal have to be very much ready for that. More Trending 'We're in the semi-finals and this is it for our season, the league is gone. This is all we've got left. So I was expecting a performance because this is it now. 'I have got confidence in us because we've shown it before, we've shown we've got the balls to do it. I just hope we can.' Arsenal return to Premier League action against Bournemouth this weekend before preparing for their huge clash in the French capital. PSG, already crowned Ligue 1 champions, visit Strasbourg on Saturday. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. MORE: Arsenal slammed over 'embarrassing' tifo after defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in Champions League MORE: Mikel Arteta urged to drop Arsenal star for huge second leg against PSG MORE: Alan Shearer names Arsenal star who was a 'disappointment' in PSG defeat
