Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira ‘agrees three-year contract with Galatasaray’ with Gunners taking £16MILLION hit

ARSENAL midfielder Lucas Torreira is reportedly set to join Turkish giants Galatasaray on an initial three-year deal.

The Uruguay international has been made available for transfer this summer with the 26-year-old deemed as surplus to requirements by Mikel Arteta.

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And with the player having just a year left on his contract, the Gunners are keen to recoup some of the £22million they invested in him in 2018 from Sampdoria.

Torreira is not in the plans of Arteta, with the 2021 LaLiga winner one of seven squad members up for sale.

Having spent the last two years out on loan at Atletico Madrid and Fiorentina respectively, Torreira is keen to finally depart North London on a permanent basis.

Valencia have been touted as a possible option with it reported that he has even agreed personal terms with the Mestalla outfit.

Meanwhile, Roma boss Jose Mourinho is believed to be interested in bringing Torreira back to Serie A.

But according to AS Marca, Torreira is poised to link up with Super Lig outfit Galatasaray.

It has been said that Galatasaray will fork out an initial £4.6m, with a further £1.25m to be paid in add-ons.

A three-year deal is claimed to have been signed by Torreira, with the option of a further year until 2026.

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It has been said that a medical will now take place in Istanbul before the transfer will be officially announced.

Fabrizio Romano has also declared that Torreira is edging closer to joining Galatasaray.

He tweeted: “Arsenal have received Galatasaray proposal for Lucas Torreira.

“It would be a permanent deal, waiting for the player to agree on personal terms.

“Arsenal are prepared to accept and sell Torreira immediately.”

And Italian reporter Alessio Lento has revealed that he will earn around £2.5m-a-year at Galatasaray, plus bonuses.