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Arsenal have dismissed an attempt to sign Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira on the cheap.
The 26-year old spent last season on loan at the Serie A side, and was consistently one of their best players.
His loan agreement included an option to buy at £12.5 million and, at one stage, it was expecte to be a formality that they would exercise that.
But now Fiorentina, looking for a bargain,. Have gone back on the agreement,a nd have offered the Guuners just £5.5 million.
And that has so infuriated Arsenal that they have not responded to the offer.
Instead, they have begun work trying to find another club that will more closely match their value of a player who has got one more year left on his current contract at the Emirates.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.