Lucas Torreira nears Arsenal exit amid pre-agreement with Valencia

Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira might lastly be on his approach out of north London this summer time because the 26-year-old has reached an settlement with La Liga outfit Valencia forward of a attainable transfer away from Arsenal.

Switch insider Fabrizio Romano cites Torreira’s agent Pablo Bentancur who make clear the present state of affairs after Valencia boss Genaro Gattuso is claimed to wish to carry the Fray Bentos-native to the east coast of Spain.

Lucas Torreira’s agent Bentancur: “Now we have reached an settlement with Valencia, Gattuso needs him. We’re gonna focus on with Arsenal – Arteta needs to see him within the pre season”, tells 100% Deporte. ??? #AFC

“He had nice numbers with AFC however we’ve pre settlement with Valencia”. pic.twitter.com/ciWaWMXOjC

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 13, 2022

Torreira has been on the surface trying in at Arsenal during the last two seasons and spent the final two years away in Spain with Atlético Madrid in addition to in Italy with Fiorentina, the place he notably shined within the renaissance capital whereas profitable a number of participant of the month awards for I Viola.

Regardless of first profitable over the hearts and minds of many when he arrived at Arsenal from UC Sampdoria in 2018, Torreira didn’t make the grade below Mikel Arteta after the Spaniard changed Unai Emery, and his future is all however sealed after the Gunners are concentrating on a number of central midfielders this summer time.

Arsenal has already introduced in Fábio Vieira from Portuguese giants FC Porto earlier this window, however the membership is persistently linked with extra enterprise within the heart of the park within the vein of Olympique de Lyonnais’ Lucas Paqueta, Leicester Metropolis’s Youri Tielemans, and Lazio’s Sergej Milinković-Savić.

Moreover, Hale Finish academy graduate Charlie Patino was formally promoted into this primary workforce this summer time, proving Mika Arteta with six central midfielders regardless of any additional enterprise.

Although Arteta is claimed to be concerned with looking at Torreira throughout pre-season, all indicators level to the Uruguayan departing the membership earlier than the window closes.

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