Fiorentina announced the loan deal for Arsenal’s Uruguayan international midfielder Lucas Torreira on Wednesday. The 25-year-old will try to win a permanent transfer to the Italian side during his loan spell and thus finally find a place to call home.According to Sportitalia, the Uruguay international is expected to complete the transfer on loan for $1.1 million with an option to buy for a further $17.6 million at the end of the 2021/22 campaign.Out-of-favour Arsenal midfielder had to see a psychologist because he didn’t play for the GunnersTorreira joined Arsenal in July 2018 from Sampdoria and has made 63 appearances for the club. Last season’s loan at Atletico Madrid was a disaster as he never really got going in a red and white shirt. To be fair, football was hardly on his mind in the past year. His mother has died after contracting the coronavirus, leaving the young man feeling desperately lost.In an interview earlier this year, Torreira said that he went to see a therapist to help him deal with his troubled mind. He now seems to be on his way back to doing what he does best – playing football.Saturday, 21.45: (2.25) Fiorentina (3.35) Torino (3.20)Fiorentina may have taken a little gamble with the Arsenal outcast, but the quality that Torreira still possesses is enough to make the risk acceptable.Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt also made an offer but Torreira’s preference was a return to Italy, where he played for Sampdoria before he’d become a Gunner.Benvenuto Lucas Torreira ⚜️#ForzaViola 💜 #Fiorentina #ACFFiorentina #Torreira pic.twitter.com/EL7Oyp6j3W— ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) August 25, 2021 Fiorentina have already added forward Nicolas Gonzales from Stuttgart, as well as defenders Matija Nastasic from Schalke and Igor from SPAL. Their crucial task in the market, however, will be to try and keep their wonderkid striker Dusan Vlahovic.
