Lucas Torreira has agreement with Valencia but Mikel Arteta wants him at Arsenal pre-season, reveals agent

Arsenal FC via Getty Images
Matt Verri13 July 2022

Lucas Torreira has agreed to join Valencia but the Arsenal midfielder looks set to stay with the Gunners for now.

The midfielder is keen for a move away this summer, after the last two seasons out on loan. Torreira had appeared likely to stay at Fiorentina, but that permanent move ultimately ended up falling through.

It has left the 26-year-old facing an uncertain future, with it still expected that he will leave north London this window but he will travel with the Gunners to the USA for a pre-season tour.

Torreira’s agent Pablo Bentancur has confirmed that Mikel Arteta wants the player to be involved in Arsenal training for now, though it remains to be seen whether he will feature in any of the Gunners’ pre-season matches.

Bentancur revealed that Torreira has reached an agreement with Gennaro Gattuso and Valencia to join the La Liga club, with the Uruguayan keen to seal that move in the coming weeks.

“We have a pre-agreement with Gattuso for Torreira to play in Valencia,” Bentancur told Sport 890, via Sky Sports.

“Today there is an important meeting on this issue. Arsenal coach Arteta wants to have him in the pre-season.

“He had great numbers with Arsenal but we have pre-agreement with Valencia.”

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in