Gianluca Scamacca is alleged to have turned down the possibility to hitch Arsenal in the summertime switch window.
The 23-year-old was a revelation for the Neroverdi in the latest Serie A season, scoring 16 targets in 36 appearances within the high league.
Solely 5 gamers scored extra targets within the Italian high division than Scamacca in 2021-22, and his success has additionally helped him break into the Italy setup and win 4 caps to date.
The 6ft 4in attacker appeared in 45 minutes of Italy’s Finalissima defeat to Argentina on Wednesday and has piqued the curiosity of quite a few European suitors, though Sassuolo are in a powerful negotiating place.
Scamacca’s contract with the Neroverdi was solely renewed two months in the past, and his current phrases do not expire till the top of the 2025-26 season.
Arsenal have been mentioned to be all for signing the previous Lazio, Roma, and PSV teenager this summer season, with a £35 million deal being tabled.
Nonetheless, based on Italian author Alfredo Pedulla of the Each day Mail, Scamacca has rejected down Arsenal’s gives and has no need to play within the Premier League.
Scamacca will need to play for one of many largest groups in his hometown, based on Pedulla, prompting Arsenal to hunt elsewhere for a striker after Dusan Vlahovic took an identical route in January.
