In Italy they say that Atlético wants to sign Torreira

Despite the fact that Atlético has not finished the season yet, as they have yet to play the Final eight of the Champions League in Lisbon, rumors of possible reinforcements are beginning to appear for the next campaign. In this case, it is 'La Gazzeta dello Sport' the one that informs of a possible candidate to put itself to the orders of Simeone. Is about Lucas Torreira, Uruguayan player for English Arsenal who plays in the center of the field.

Torreira (24 years) has recently finished his second campaign at the London club, where did it arrive from the Italian Sampdoria in the summer of 2018 in exchange for 30 million euros (the amount of your termination clause). During his stay at the entity 'gunner' has played 63 games (29 of them this course) in which has scored three goals and distributed three assists. He usually works in the position of defensive pivot, but it can also fulfill the interior tasks with solvency.

Although Torreira is not a well-known player for the general public, this is an old Simeone target, since he wanted to incorporate it into the mattress set when he left Italy. However, it was Arsenal that finally got the hang of it and hired him. In Italy they assure that the charrúa does not enter into the plans of his coach, the Spanish Mikel Arteta, and you are looking for an exit that allows you not to cut your projection. As in the previous occasion, Atlético is not alone in the bid for him, since it seems that Fiorentina also wants to negotiate his signing.

In favor of the rojiblanco club plays the fact that Arsenal want to take over the services of Thomas, whose termination clause is 50 million euros and the Atlético board is not willing to lower anything, since counts on the Ghanaian for his next project and negotiates its renewal. Therefore, Londoners They could try to get Torreira into the operation to lower the amount to be paid, offering Simeone a replacement for the African without having to go to the market.