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Arsenal 'prepared to take £11m hit on Lucas Torreira and will accept £15m fee for midfielder' after Uruguayan revealed his desire to return to South America and join Boca Juniors

Arsenal are prepared to let Lucas Torreira leave the club this summer but will demand a £15million fee for the midfielder, according to reports.

The 25-year-old - signed in 2018 in a £26m deal from Sampdoria - has struggled to settle in north London and has spent the current campaign out on loan at Atletico Madrid.

However, the Uruguay international has seen just 629 minutes of action under Diego Simeone this season, and most recently delivered an emotional plea to Arsenal to let him play for Boca Juniors and be closer to his family following his mother Viviana Di Pascua's death at the age of 53 from Covid-19.