The agent of Lucas Torreira has revealed that the midfielder almost stayed in Italy instead of joining the Gunners this summer (via Calcio Mercato). Transfers can often be more about timing than anything else and it seems as if that was the case for one deal the Gunners made this summer. Ask almost any Arsenal fan and they will agree that Lucas Torreira was probably one of, if not the best acquisition the club made this summer. However, according to the player's agent, the deal almost failed to happen after a reported interest from Serie A side Napoli. 'Napoli? It's really too bad. Ancelotti wasn't in place yet when the talks were ongoing between the involved parties,' the player's...
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