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Arsenal: 7 crucial transfer departures to complete

By Ross Kennerley

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates with teammates after scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on September 28, 2020 in Liverpool, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Paul Ellis - Pool/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 28: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates with teammates after scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Arsenal at Anfield on September 28, 2020 in Liverpool, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Paul Ellis - Pool/Getty Images) /
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BRASILIA, BRAZIL – JUNE 18: Lucas Torreira of Uruguay looks on prior to a group A match between Argentina and Chile as part of Conmebol Copa America Brazil 2021 at Mane Garrincha Stadium on June 18, 2021 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo by Pedro Vilela/Getty Images) /

4. Lucas Torreira

Now over a full calendar year since Lucas Torreira played for Arsenal, the midfielder isn’t even in the country as far as we know as he and his club desperately try to move him on.

How Arsenal have gone from having a perfectly usable defensive midfielder to someone who isn’t deemed good enough to play in a squad that has finished eighth in consecutive seasons is baffling.

Mohamed Elneny is the fourth choice option in the centre of the park now. That could easily be Torreira, even if the Uruguayan isn’t said to have settled in England.

Everyone has done a job they don’t especially like. We just ride it out until something else comes along.

The whole situation became borderline laughable as he even tweeted a picture of himself at a fairground in Madrid with his family in the middle of the Brentford game. How disengaged can you get? It’s as unbelievable as it is disrespectful.

Torreira’s time at Arsenal is indicative of the mess the club is in. Loan with buy option imminent.

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