Arsenal ‘have offered Bellerin, Lacazette and Torreira for Partey transfer’ but Atletico still demand £45m in cash
ARSENAL have reportedly offered Atletico Madrid a choice of Hector Bellerin, Lucas Torreira or Alexandre Lacazette as part of a deal for Thomas Partey.
The Spanish giants are holding out for the £45million release clause for their 27-year-old Ghanaian midfielder.
That is causing a problem for the Gunners, who have a restricted transfer budget due to the financial effects of the coronavirus.
Now they are looking at alternative ways to broker a deal.
And Lacazette, Bellerin and Torreira have been mentioned in discussions between the two clubs.
That is according to Spanish football journalist Kike Marin, who claims Atletico have no interest in such a proposition as they want his release clause paid in full.
Arsenal are desperately looking to raise funds by offloading outcasted pair Mesut Ozil and Matteo Guendouzi.
However, Lacazette could also be on his way to Atletico outside of a swap deal for Partey.
Reports emerged over the weekend that the French forward is set for a £30m switch to Los Rojiblancos.
The 29-year-old has been linked with the LaLiga club for years, although Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has recently praised the star.
When quizzed about his future, the Spaniard said: “Why would I want to lose a player like him? I’m really happy with him.
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“I really like Alex, I said that even before I joined here that he is the type of striker that I really like.
“I think he had periods where he was very unlucky because he was having the chances and not converting them which he is not used to.
“But the way he can link play, he’s a massive competitor he hates to lose. He goes for every ball, you see in every challenge how he’s ready to go.
“He works really hard and he’s a very intelligent player, I am really happy with him.”