Arsenal are now "definitely" interested in 152-goal striker with "great potential" - journalist

Arsenal are “definitely” interested in signing Tammy Abraham this summer even though he’s not top of their shortlist, according to The Express journalist Ryan Taylor.

With Alexandre Lacazette out of contract in the coming weeks, Mikel Arteta is continuing his search for a replacement, and the Roma striker has been linked with a swift return to the Premier League.

Arsenal’s interest in the England frontman dates back to last summer, although instead of moving across London, he chose to leave English football altogether and sign for Roma.

Since signing for the Italian giants, Abraham has been in excellent form, scoring 27 goals, to take his career total to 152, which ultimately helped Jose Mourinho’s side finish sixth in Serie A and win the Europa Conference League.

As a result, the 24-year-old finished the campaign as the joint-top English goalscorer alongside Harry Kane, which has once again caught the attention of the Gunners.

According to The Athletic, Gabriel Jesus is Arsenal’s number one striker target this summer, although Football.London believe that Abraham is also on Arteta’s list of targets for the upcoming window.

But the report states that Roma have set an asking price of £68m for his services, which Taylor reckons might be an issue for the north Londoners.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “Definitely, I think Arsenal are interested in Abraham, but he’s not someone at the top of their shortlist.

“The reason being, they probably know that it’s not going to be a cheap operation to bring him back on the basis of his first season in Italy.”

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Described by ex-Chelsea teammate Oliver Giroud as having ‘great potential‘,