Arsenal midfielder exile Lucas Torreira has dropped a huge transfer hint that his long-awaited Gunners exit could be close as he was spotted away from the American training camp amid Mikel Arteta's recent admission.
The Uruguayan has been involved in the early parts of the north Londoners' pre-season schedule as Arteta made the decision early on in the summer to include the 26-year-old in the squad that is currently in Florida. "Lucas Torreira is our player, yes," manager Arteta said when asked about the midfielder's future after the latest Orland pre-season victory.
Despite this decision, the general feeling was that the Unai Emery signing was only being included to keep up his fitness levels ahead of another move away from the Emirates Stadium this summer. This follows the Fiorentina loan that the former Sampdoria man undertook in 2020/21. Since the emotional farewell that he penned upon the termination of his latest Serie A stay, Torreira's agent has gone on record to suggest that La Liga regulars Valencia were an option for his client but so far, nothing has materialised to this point.
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“We have reached an agreement with Valencia, Gattuso wants him,” his agent Pablo Bentancur said. “We are gonna discuss with Arsenal – Arteta wants to see him in the pre-season. He had great numbers with Arsenal but we have a pre-agreement with Valencia.”
Whilst we wait for further developments on this front, the player himself has dropped a rather telling transfer hint on his social media. Perhaps, Spain may not be his next permanent destination as his Instagram story hints that Italy could be his home for the foreseeable future.
This is because, as spotted on Reddit, Arsenal's soon-to-be former number 35 has flown out away from the training camp in the US to watch his former club Institución Atlética 18 de Julio. Torreira's association with the side located in Fray Bentos stretches back from his time there in his football infancy back in 2010. He represented the Italian minnows before Serie B side Pescara swooped in for his services in the summer of 2014.
Could he be heading back to where it all started again or was it his visit to his former club just a mere indication that his next move is closer than what some believe? All will be found out in due course.
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