Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira has admitted that he wants to join Fiorentina on a permanent basis in the summer transfer window.
The Uruguayan international joined the north Londoners for a reported £24million back in the summer of 2018. And despite a solid start to life in the Premier League, he fell down the pecking order upon Mikel Arteta's arrival at the Emirates Stadium in December 2019.
Torreira spent the 2019/20 campaign on loan with Atletico Madrid before completing a temporary switch to Serie A side Fiorentina last summer. Now, he has expressed his desire to stay with the Florence-based club on a permanent basis.
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Speaking to FanPage, he said: "My intention is to stay at Fiorentina, but the club will need to find an agreement with Arsenal. I am very well in Florence. I am very well in Italy."
Torreira also claimed that the Premier League is the best league in the world, admitting that the intensity does not match in Spain or Italy. He added: "In England, however, I am ahead for the football product they offer.
"For me, the best football is played in the Premier League. I say this because I have had the opportunity to play in Italy, Spain and England, and in the Premier League, the pace is much more intense. It's a football made up of many tears, coming and going. It's more spectacular.
"And it's much nicer to see for people who go to the stadium or see it on TV".
