Man Utd and Arsenal ‘make contact’ over move for Serie A top scorer

Atalanta’s in-form striker Mateo Retegui has attracted plentifulness of attraction from the Premier League, with Arsenal and Manchester United already making interaction implicit a imaginable move, according to reports.

The 25-year-old has scored 20 Serie A goals already this season, coming successful conscionable 22 appearances and lone 18 starts.

The Italy planetary signed for Atalanta from Genoa implicit the summertime aft scoring 7 league goals past season, truthful helium has been an greater deed than they could person been expecting.

Born and raised successful Argentina, helium made his sanction during a indebtedness spell with Tigre from Boca Juniors, scoring 30 goals successful 48 outings which earned himself a determination to Italy.

He is present being linked with different large move, with his unthinkable signifier catching the oculus of Premier League giants.

French work Foot Mercato study that some Arsenal and Manchester United person ‘contacted the Bergamo management’ implicit Retegui’s availability.

The study besides states that Aston Villa person an involvement successful the striker, arsenic bash Paris Saint-Germain.

The on-fire guardant is nether declaration with Atalanta until 2028 truthful the Italian nine is nether nary unit to merchantability and would beryllium asking for a important terms fixed his caller form.

Atalanta paid Genoa €28m (£23.3m) for Retegui past summertime and they would beryllium charging funny parties a batch much than that if they travel calling astatine the extremity of this season.

His transportation worth lone grew past play arsenic Atalanta bushed Verona 5-0 distant from location and their prima striker scored 4 goals.

Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini was evidently delighted with the performance, but did connection Retegui a reminder that helium besides needs to execute erstwhile things are not going the team’s way.

‘He’s bonzer erstwhile the squad dominates, similar today,’ Gasperini said.

‘An bonzer scorer – 20 goals truthful acold is an unthinkable number. There are besides games that helium doesn’t dominate, erstwhile you are forced to support and determination is country for improvement.’

Atalanta instrumentality connected Club Brugge successful the Champions League knockout play-off successful Belgium connected Wednesday night, with Retegui already scoring 3 goals successful the radical stage.

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