Although the innate talent of Ademola Lookman It did not transcend much beyond its neighborhood of Wandsworth, in southwest London, his dribbles in the Sunday League of non-federated players in which he participated with his friends defending the Waterloo shirt, they would not be discovered by the scouts of the city’s greats. On the contrary, it would be Charlton Athletic that took note of the jewel that was on the loose, taking advantage of the annual match that it used to organize against under-16 youth.
It wouldn’t be the only time that Arsenal’s radar would make him arrive late, because a year after joining the club and making his debut in the Championship, leaving a record of 10 goals in 45 games Throughout his two seasons with Charlton, Lookman would once again be unattainable. So, by the time The gunners showed interest in joining Tottenham, His eternal rival, in the race for that dazzling young man, Everton had already deposited 11 kilos to take him.
Lookman: “With Simeone I have grown in every way”
An impossible that would increase after being crowned Europa League championmeeting Arsenal’s interest more than once with Atalanta’s refusal.l
