Lucas Torreira, Arsenal’s defensive midfielder is reportedly getting closer to Spanish La Liga club Valencia.
Lucas Torreira is widely reported to be trying to leave the Gunners this summer.
moreover, after negotiations between Arsenal and Fiorentina failed.
Now, Lucas Torreira is claimed to have reached an agreement with Valencia.
At least in the last two seasons, the Uruguayan defensive midfielder has been on loan at another club.
After grazing with Atletico Madrid in the 2020/2021 season, Torreira spent last season wearing the Fiorentina shirt.
While strengthening La Viola, the former Sampdoria midfielder was recorded to have only missed seven Serie A matches in the Italian League.
Torreira is also considered to have transformed into a player with his best performance.
This appearance record makes La Viola interested in changing the status of his move permanently. However, Fiorentina failed to meet the transfer price set by Arsenal, which reached 15 million euros.
Not only Fiorentina, Lazio and AS Roma are also said to be interested in bringing in the former Pescara defensive midfielder.
However, Torreira’s agent, Pablo Bentancur, revealed the agreement between his client and Valencia.
Valencia coach, Gennaro Gatusso, through Bentancur, is interested in working with the 26-year-old player.
“We have reached an agreement with Valencia. (Gennaro) Gatusso wanted him to be at Valencia. We will discuss this with Arsenal,” said Bentancur quoted by Pedia content from the Sportsmole page,
Bentancur revealed that despite his client’s desire to end his career with the Gunners, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta still has hope of seeing the Uruguayan midfielder in the Gunners squad next season.
Therefore, Bentancur will try to persuade the management of the Gunners to release Torreira.
“Arteta wants Torreira to be on the pre-season tour. We have had a good relationship with Arsenal. However, we also already have a pre-contract agreement with Valencia,” explained Bentancur.
The collector of 39 caps with the Uruguay national team feels that he has not had the opportunity and confidence to appear regularly with the Gunners.
“I don’t think there’s a chance anymore. From the start, they have said, ‘I have no place in the first team’. So I don’t want to stay at the club. We will try to find a new direction,” said Torreira, who still has a year remaining on his Arsenal contract.
With a transfer value of 26 million pounds, Torreira was recruited from Arsenal from Sampdoria at the start of the 2018/2019 season.
Torreira is one of the players recruited by Unai Emery while still in charge of the Gunners.
Torreira scored 89 games and contributed four goals and six assists during his first two seasons at Arsenal.
