Report: Lazio the latest Italian side to join Lucas Torreira hunt

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Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira is reportedly being chased by yet another Italian team, with Lazio having supposedly now come to the table.

The Daily Express has claimed there is interest from the Rome-based outfit, who are trying to add strength in the depth ahead of their return to the Champions League in 2020/21.

Torreira has fallen down the pecking order at the Emirates Stadium after initially shining following his move from Sampdoria in 2018.

The tenacious Uruguayan was a mainstay in the midfield in his first season, but found himself warming the bench more often than not in 2019/20, especially after the arrival of Mikel Arteta.

He was handed just eight league starts by the Spaniard, and for two of those starts he was actually hooked at half-time.

Granit Xhaka and Dani Ceballos’ partnership grew and grew as the season drew to a close, and speculation about Torreira’s future has been growing.

It seems Arsenal stand a good chance of offloading Torreira for decent money this summer, with interest reportedly coming from Torino, Fiorentina and Roma, as well as Lazio.

TBR’s View – Torreira can boost Arsenal kitty

With AC Milan having also been linked recently, that’s now 25% of the Serie A who are reportedly interested in Torreira meaning Arsenal have a golden chance to boost their transfer kitty significantly.

Whether they’ll be able to recoup their initial £26 million (BBC Sport) remains to be seen, but this amount of teams wanting to sign a player can point to a potential bidding war.

There will be some Arsenal fans opposed to seeing £75,000-a-week star Torreira (Spotrac) sold, but the Gunners didn’t appear too stung when he was out of the team, especially towards the end of 2019/20.