Arsenal are battling it out with PSG for one of their striker targets.
The Gunners have a shortlist of new forwards that they would like to pursue, having apparently agreed an extension to Eddie Nketiah's contract already this summer. Gabriel Jesus is rumoured to be top of the list, with the likes of Chelsea and Real Madrid also interested in the Manchester City man.
Captain Alexandre Lacazette has already left the club, returning to Lyon – who he joined Arsenal from in 2017 for around £50 million.
Gazzetta Della Sport reports Gianluca Scamacca of Sassuolo is one of the back-up options that is currently interesting Mikel Arteta, representing a very different player to the likes of Nketiah and Jesus.
Scamacca is around 6'5 in comparison to the smaller, slighter strikers that Arsenal are reportedly targeting and struck 16 times last season in all competitions for Sassuolo. Recently, he's been called up to the Italy squad and may face England in the Nations League.
According to the report, the 23-year-old was originally valued at around £27m – but that could rise to around £43m, with Paris Saint-Germain also said to be interested.
The Italian is not expected to make a decision on his future until after the Nations League ends but it is likely that the Gunners will only sign one of him and Jesus, considering that Nketiah is now set to stay.
Scamacca is valued at around £27m by Transfermarkt.
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