Arsenal: 14 summer transfer window sales that could happen
7. Granit Xhaka, 8. Lucas Torreira & 9. Matteo Guendouzi
Contract expiry dates: 2023, 2023 & 2023
Realistic transfer fee: £15m, £12m & £17m
Interested clubs: Roma, Lazio & Marseille
Bundled up together into one group are these three, for no other reason than the futures of the trio being unbelievably boring.
Granit Xhaka was supposed to be joining Roma before the Euros kicked off but Arsenal have, rightly, dug their heels in and told Jose Mourinho’s side they can only have him if they pay what the club values him at.
Will their resistance break?
Lucas Torreira it seems, finally, has found a suitor for his services. Above all other potential outgoing players, the unreal amount of excruciating speculative garbage that has come out of Italy about him being close to signing for every club in the country looks like coming to an end.
There are still slight disagreements over the fee but Lazio do seem very keen.
A very similar situation has transpired for Guendouzi, who has also found his new permanent home on the south of France and completed his part of the deal by agreeing personal terms with Marseille. The French club also want to get Arsenal to budge on their asking price.
The sooner these three get done the better.