It increasingly seems that Arsenal will be saying goodbye to Lucas Torreira in the short term. The midfielder is in the focus of Atlético Madrid and according to Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano and The Athletic The talks between the Spanish club and Torreira’s agent are going very well. The inspector is scheduled to leave for Madrid on a rental basis, while Atlético has the option to take him over from Arsenal for good next year. There would almost be an agreement between both clubs.

Arsenal would rather sell Torreira immediately, but Atlético does not agree with that. Partly due to the payment of the new stadium, the Spanish club does not have the financial means to throw millions. In that context, they want to sell Héctor Herrera, in order to make the arrival of Torreira possible. Romano also reports that Atlético expects that Thomas Partey can still be admired in the Wanda Metropolitano after the close of the transfer period on October 5. The midfielder has been associated with Arsenal for some time now, but it doesn’t seem like that the Gunners are willing to activate the fifty million euro escape clause in Partey’s contract.

According to the London Evening Standard In addition to Torreira, Arsenal also sells Sead Kolasinac. The left-footed fullback, who has no basic place in North London, is about to return to the Bundesliga at Bayer Leverkusen. The transfer fee is said to be around ten million euros. Arsenal wants to use this transfer fee to bring in Houssem Aouar, it sounds. For now, the asking price of sixty million euros for the Olympique Lyon playmaker is still a stumbling block for the London club.

Atlético previously attracted Luis Suárez, Yannick Carrasco and Ivo Grbic, while saying goodbye to Álvaro Morata (Juventus) and Santiago Arias (Bayer Leverkusen). In the Spanish media it is reported that trainer Diego Simeone may also say goodbye to Diego Costa and Thomas Lemar. However, no candidates have yet been found for the attacker and midfielder. The European transfer market will close on October 5.