Arsenal coaching staff hold 'reservations' over £50m transfer target Edu reportedly loves

Arsenal's coaching staff hold some reservations on transfer target Gianluca Scamacca, according to recent reports.

Mikel Arteta's side are in dire need of at least one centre-forward after allowing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette to leave the club, with the latter rejoining former club Lyon on Thursday. understands that the Gunners are interested in Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus and technical director Edu has held talks with the player's representatives over the last few months.

Sassuolo frontman Scamacca is another name that has been mooted as a potential target, with some reports from Italy even suggesting that the north Londoners had already made a bid for the Italian international. However, The Athletic have now reported that Arsenal's coaching staff aren't totally sold on the 23-year-old considering how stylistically different he is from the primary target, Jesus.

The report also claims that Eddie Nketiah 's impending new contract means that it is likely that only one centre-forward will be signed this summer. 90min had reported earlier this week that the aforementioned Edu was a huge fan of Scamacca's after being impressed with the performances of the talented striker throughout the 2021/22 campaign.

Superagent Roberto De Fanti has also had his say on a potential deal for Scamacca, claiming that it could cost up to £50million to prise him away from parent club Sassuolo. Speaking to CaughtOffside about the young forward he said: “It is rumoured throughout the industry that Arsenal made a £25million offer to Sassuolo for Scamacca in the last couple of days.

"The club’s general manager also said that it is very likely the striker will leave to play in the Premier League. Sassuolo has