One thing is sure when it comes to Mateo Retegui and his future – he’ll definitely represent a team whose name starts with an ‘A’. The 25-year-old forward, whose nickname is The Tiger King, is currently plying trade at Serie A side Atalanta, and according to Italian newspaper La Repubblica, two Premier League sides – Arsenal and Aston Villa – are ready to fight for his signature in the near future.Salah’s successor coming to City?Apparently, the Argentine-born Italy international was the most prolific Italian player in 2024, scoring 16 goals in 35 league games for Genoa and Atalanta. He is the joint-top scorer in Serie A this term alongside Inter’s Marcus Thuram, with 12 goals in 17 league games – one every 81 minutes.Retegui is under contract with La Dea until 2028, whom he joined on a permanent €22m transfer a few months ago. As things stand, Atalanta is not willing to sell him in the January Transfer Window despite the interest from both Gunners and Villans.Ligue 1 giants target Chelsea’s Badiashile and Arsenal’s KiwiorAfter a 2-0 loss to Inter in the Supercoppa semifinal on Thursday, Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini suggested that he’d even need attacking reinforcements in the current transfer window since Charles De Ketelaere and Ademola Lookman “can’t play 90 minutes for 56 games.”##NAJAVA_MECA_8609929##
