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Arsenal table £10.25m for Roma’s Umar
English Premier League club, Arsenal, have tabled a bid for Nigerian striker Sadiq Umar.
According to Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, the Serie A giants, AS Roma, have rejected Arsenal’s initial approach for the 19-year-old thought to be in the region of £10.25 million.
Roma will only listen to offers for the Nigerian starlet if an improved offer is made by the North London club.
It is understood the Rome-based club want at least £11.8 million for the young striker.
Sadiq has impressed at youth level and had scored five goals in nine Uefa Youth League games, plus another 11 in seven matches in Italy.
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Despite his relative inexperience, the target man has already made his full first-team debut and has scored two goals in six appearances.
Umar joined Roma from Spezia in 2014.
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