Lucas Torreira
‘I’m told’ – Journalist claims Arsenal midfielder ‘close to signing’ for Euro club on loan
Lucas Torreira is close to joining Serie A outfit Fiorentina on loan this summer, according to journalist Chris Wheatley. He has claimed that the 25-year-old midfielder will travel to Italy tomorrow to complete a loan move. I’m told that it’s a one-year loan deal for Torreira. He will travel to Italy tomorrow. 🇮🇹 #AFC https://t.co/PJaBlVg7nw — Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley_) August 23, 2021 Torreira is not in Mikel Arteta’s first-team plans, and the Gunners are keen to offload him. The Uruguayan midfielder has been training individually. According to football.london, he has been given the green light to secure a move to Fiorentina. Torreira spent the last season on loan at Atletico Madrid, making 26 appearances across all competitions and winning the La Liga ti...
Report: Euro club want to reignite interest in 25-year-old Arsenal player
Italian club Lazio have reportedly reignited their interest in signing Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira this summer. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t Foot Mercato), Lazio could reignite their interest in the 25-year-old this summer. Torreira joined the Gunners in 2018 from Sampdoria. The Uruguayan international has made 89 appearances for the north London club, scoring four goals. He spent last season on loan at Atletico Madrid, where he made 26 appearances and helped the team win the La Liga title. Lazio had previously shown interest in him, and now they want to reignite their interest. However, they need to offload some of their first-team players to make room for his arrival. Arsenal are willing to send Torreira on loan, with an option to sign him permanently. He has prev...
Arsenal star’s mum dies after coronavirus battle
Arsenal star Lucas Torreira’s mum has died after a battle with Covid-19, as reported by Uruguayan daily Ovacion. Viviana Di Pascua, 53, was recently admitted to intensive care after contracting the coronavirus in Uruguay. Torreira, who is currently on loan at Atletico Madrid, was given special permission by the La Liga club to fly home to Frey Bentos to be by her side. But Viviana’s situation worsened and on Tuesday her death was announced. Gunners midfielder Torreira contracted Covid-19 himself back in November 2020 following international duty. Torreira was the national team’s twelfth individual among players and staff to receive a positive result at the time. The 25-year-old was forced to miss two weeks of football, including a La Liga clash with Barcelona. A statement read at the time:...
Report: Euro club plotting summer move to sign £27m Arsenal midfielder
Serie A outfit Fiorentina are looking to bolster their midfield this summer, and they have earmarked Lucas Torreira as a potential midfielder. According to reports from Sky Italia (h/t The Sun), La Viola have made the 24-year-old their ‘top priority’ signing this summer. The Uruguay international joined the Gunners in 2018 from Sampdoria and has made 89 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring four goals. The report claims that he appears surplus to requirements at The Emirates with Mikel Arteta happy to sell him. The Gunners boss is hoping to raise extra transfer funds by offloading several members of his squad and could see his kitty boosted by the sale of Torreira. Fiorentina are desperate to bring him back to Italy. The club’s current sporting director is Daniele Prade, wh...
Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1 to end hopes of record points haul
Arsenal capitalised on shocking errors from Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Alisson to beat the champions 2-1 at The Emirates on Wednesday and end their hopes of a record points tally for the Premier League season. The loss means Liverpool, on 93 points, can now only stretch that tally to 99, one short of Manchester City’s record. Arsenal’s first win against Liverpool since April 2015 lifts them one place to ninth in the table on 53 points. The visitors created all the early pressure and opened the scoring in the 20th minute when Sadio Mane lashed in his 17th goal of the season from close range. Yet the home side, playing without their leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, were handed a free pass back into the game 12 minutes later when Van Dijk made a back pass straight into the path ...
