Throughout the current transfer window, Paris Saint-Germain pursued a forward who would replace Kylian Mbappe, at least to some extent. Their ultimate choice was Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, who would supposedly perfectly fit in Luis Enrique’s philosophy. However, after months of exhausting negotiations, Aurelio De Laurentiis didn’t give in, not lowering the price.🚨🇳🇬| BREAKING: PSG is interested in Ademola Lookman and has already taken action as first contacts with his entourages have been established.Atalanta were informed of the interest by the player’s entourages as he’s insensitive to the idea to sign for a club like PSG – It… pic.twitter.com/LKWSetoK8z— PSG Report (@PSG_Report) August 18, 2024 The situation got even more complicated after the first round of Ligue 1. The Saints faced Le Havre on Friday and relatively easily won the match 4-1. Nevertheless, after only 20 minutes, PSG’s starting forward, Goncalo Ramos, suffered an ankle injury that would separate him from the pitch for at least three months.Hence, given that Osimhen is out of the picture and the French champions desperately need a forward, they turned to another Nigerian playing in Serie A – Ademola Lookman. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Ligue 1 side has already contacted the player’s agents, while Lookman himself expressed the desire to move to the capital of France.Another French jewel is in the hands of PSGThe next step for Paris Saint-Germain is to send an official bid to Atalanta, which is reportedly going to happen very soon. However, whether La Dea would be willing to let the forward go without having a prepared replacement for him is questionable. The same thing happened with Teun Koopmeiners, who was allowed to move to Juventus only when the transfer of Lazar Samardzic to Atalanta was agreed upon with Udinese.LIGUE 1 – MATCHDAY 1Friday Le Havre – PSG 1-4 (0-1)/Lloris 48 – Kang-In 3, Dembele, Barcola, Kolo Muani 90 pen/Saturday Brest – Olympique Marseille 1-5 (1-3)/Camara 45+6 – Greenwood 3, 31 (pen), Henrique 26, 48 Wahi 69(pen)/Reims – Lille 0-2 (0-1)/Diakite 45+29, David 90+2/Monaco – Saint Etienne 1-0 (1-0)/Minamino 28/Sunday Auxerre – Nice 0-1 IN PROGRESS/Cho 21/18.00: (5.60) Angers (3.70) Lens (1.65)18.00: (2.10) Montpellier (3.50) Strasbourg (3.80)18.00: (2.15) Toulouse (3.35) Nantes (3.80)21.45: (2.40) Rennes (3.50) Olympique Lyon (3.10)***odds are subject to change***
