Arteta takes Torreira on the Gunners’ pre-season tour with the future unclear

There’s Plan A, Plan B and whatever Lucas Torreira’s got. This guy has had a few years of utter insecurity. Struggling at Arsenal, going to an unsuccessful loan to Atletico and an encouraging one to Fiorentina. That’s not much of a resume. But after all that, he finds himself back at Arsenal, wishing he were still in Italy.According to reports from Italy, Torreira’s agent Pablo Bentancur confirmed that the midfielder prefers to stay in Italy amid reports linking him to a move to Juventus. But Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta included the Uruguay international in his pre-season squad.##NAJAVA_MECA_6495655##Bentancur told Sportitalia that staying in Serie A would be the ideal scenario for his client, who was reportedly angry with Fiorentina officials for not doing more to keep him at Stadio Artemio Franchi.”Torreira would like to stay in Italy. However, Arsenal has included him in the pre-season squad, so he seems to be part of the plans.”Torreira had joined the Gunners from Sampdoria in a $31.5 million deal in 2018. However, he struggled with playing time in North London and was sent out on loan at Atletico Madrid and Fiorentina. The 26-year-old scored five goals in 25 appearances with the Tuscans, and his contract with Arsenal runs out in June 2023. Torreira slams Fiorentina as he has to come back to ArsenalArsenal have got one last chance to make things work with the energetic midfielder. If they cannot get him to perform, then this is the right moment to sell him for any sort of a substantial fee. Should Arteta wait too long, Torreira would either leave for a cut-price or, even worse, as a free agent.

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