Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira ‘agrees three-year contract with Galatasaray’ with Gunners taking £16MILLION hit
ARSENAL midfielder Lucas Torreira is reportedly set to join Turkish giants Galatasaray on an initial three-year deal. The Uruguay international has been made available for transfer this summer with the 26-year-old deemed as surplus to requirements by Mikel Arteta. 1 Lucas Torreira is reportedly set to swap Arsenal for Galatasaray on a permanent dealCredit: Getty And with the player having just a year left on his contract, the Gunners are keen to recoup some of the £22million they invested in him in 2018 from Sampdoria. Torreira is not in the plans of Arteta, with the 2021 LaLiga winner one of seven squad members up for sale. Having spent the last two years out on loan at Atletico Madrid and Fiorentina respectively, Torreira is keen to finally depart North London on a permanent basis. Valencia have been touted as a possible option with it reported that he has even agreed personal terms with the Mestalla outfit. Meanwhile, Roma boss Jose Mourinho is believed to be interested in bringing Torreira back to Serie A. But according to AS Marca, Torreira is poised to link up with Super Lig outfit Galatasaray. It has been said that Galatasaray will fork out an initial £4.6m, with a further £1.25m to be paid in add-ons. A three-year deal is claimed to have been signed by Torreira, with the option of a further year until 2026. FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS - BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS It has been said that a medical will now take place in Istanbul before the transfer will be officially announced. Fabrizio Romano has also declared that Torreira is edging closer to joining Galatasaray. He tweeted: "Arsenal have received Galatasaray proposal for Lucas Torreira. "It would be a permanent deal, waiting for the player to agree on personal terms. "Arsenal are prepared to accept and sell Torreira immediately." And Italian reporter Alessio Lento has revealed that he will earn around £2.5m-a-year at Galatasaray, plus bonuses.
Arsenal to ready accept Galatasaray bid for Lucas Torreira?
Arsenal are reportedly prepared to sell Lucas Torreira to Galatasaray after the Turkish giants met their valuation for the midfielder. Arsenal have reportedly received a boost in their efforts to part ways with midfielder Lucas Torreira. Although the Uruguay international has been contracted to the Gunners since 2018, he has not made a competitive outing since 2019-20. Instead, the 26-year-old has spent periods out on loan at Atletico Madrid and Fiorentina, the latter of those stints being expected to lead to a permanent stay. However, Arsenal and the Italian outfit failed to reach a compromise over a fee, leaving both the Premier League side and the player to remain patient in a bid to resolve his future. With just a year remaining on Torreira's contract, Arsenal need to be realistic with regards to a transfer fee, particularly with Mikel Arteta already being well stocked for options in that area of the pitch. © Reuters However, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Galatasaray have emerged as the favourites to sign Torreira during the current transfer window. Romano says that the Turkish giants have put forward a proposal for a permanent deal, which Arsenal are prepared to accept in order to help balance the books. Torreira must now decide whether he is happy to agree personal terms with Galatasaray, who are rebuilding after a desperately poor season last time around. New head coach Okan Buruk has already moved to sign the likes of Leo Dubois and Sergio Oliveira from Lyon and Porto respectively. © Reuters From Arsenal's perspective, any sale would be regarded as a significant positive as Arteta weighs up whether to make further additions. Despite having already attracted the likes of Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira and Gabriel Jesus to the Emirates Stadium, the Spaniard has acknowledged that Arsenal remain in the market for fresh faces. Speaking to reporters over the weekend, Arteta said: "We are still hoping to do something else if the market allows. "You have seen some movement in the last few days as well. We want to get the perfect balance and the plan we wanted from the beginning. Whether we accomplish that or not is another story."