The Gunners were reportedly presented with the opportunity to land the 25-year-old Italy international, who has been excelling in Serie A this season, scoring 19 goals in 29 appearances.
Arsenal are expecting a busy final week of the January transfer window as they look to boost Mikel Arteta’s frontline with a new signing ahead of the February 3 deadline.
While they have been linked with RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko, a mid-season move for the Slovenian international appears unlikely at present.
Arsenal Offered Mateo Retegui
May consider signing the 25-year-old
Mateo Retegui
According to TBR Football, Arsenal may consider signing Retegui before the transfer deadline if they cannot secure one of Mikel Arteta’s long-term striker targets.
The Italy international, labelled ‘world-class’ by Andrea Carnevale, has been leading the Serie A goalscoring charts this term, netting 16 goals in 20 appearances and averaging a goal every 72 minutes.
The 25-year-old joined Atalanta last summer, signing a four-year deal upon his arrival from Genoa, meaning the Bergamo-based club are in a strong negotiating position should Arsenal make an approach.
The Gunners have yet to identify their striker target after losing Gabriel Jesus to a season-ending ACL injury and are still weighing up their options.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal are also monitoring Aston Villa forward Jhon Duran and have reportedly made contact in recent weeks to understand the Colombian’s situation.
Duran is expected to be a costly option for any Premier League club after Villa rejected a £57m bid from West Ham United for the Colombian striker earlier this month.
Arsenal have yet to register any first-team transfer activity in January but may soon offload full-backs Kieran Tierney and Oleksandr Zinchenko, who are now targets for Celtic and Borussia Dortmund, respectively.
Mateo Retegui's Atalanta Stats (2024/25 Serie A)
Games
20
Goals
16
Assists
3
Minutes per goal
72
Minutes played
1,151
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