{"id":612725,"date":"2026-04-29T06:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T06:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/612725\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T06:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T06:07:13","slug":"arsenal-coaches-disagreed-with-mikel-arteta-cutting-all-ties-with-gunners-favourite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/612725\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal coaches ‘disagreed’ with Mikel Arteta cutting all ties with Gunners favourite"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mikel Arteta’s decision to offload an Arsenal fans’ favourite didn’t receive unanimous agreement\"Mikel<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta discarded a former fans’ favourite(Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta defied the wishes of Arsenal<\/a> coaches by writing off a player he had allowed to join Atletico Madrid.<\/p>\n

Lucas Torreira left Sampdoria in a \u00a327million deal for the Gunners, then managed by Unai Emery, after starring for Uruguay at the 2018 World Cup. The midfielder made a bright start to his Arsenal career, quickly becoming a fans’ favourite before injuries and a change of manager went against him.<\/p>\n

After struggling for game time in his second season<\/a> at the club, which saw Arteta replace the sacked Emery, he was shipped out to the Gunners’ upcoming Champions League semi-final opponents. Arsenal actually wanted to offload him permanently but with Atletico unwilling to commit, a loan deal was the compromise.<\/p>\n

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Halfway through Torreira’s loan, having struggled to hold down a place in Diego Simeone’s side, reports emerged that he was unhappy in Spain. Meanwhile, Arsenal were open to cutting all ties with Torreira to allow him to secure a permanent move elsewhere.<\/p>\n

At the time, according to Sky Sports,<\/a> several Arsenal coaches were still friendly with Torreira and opposed his sale, despite him being out of Arteta’s plans.<\/p>\n

Addressing Torreira’s situation at the time, the Gunners’ then sporting director, Edu, told Spanish title AS: “The situation is very simple. Arsenal are concerned about Torreira, his happiness, that he plays and that he is well.<\/p>\n

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Lucas Torreira (centre) with Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after the Europa League defeat to Chelsea in 2019(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

“We want to know about him, how he feels and, later, of course, know what Atletico thinks. For us, Lucas and his happiness are what’s more important.<\/p>\n

“If everyone is happy, we will continue like this. If Lucas is not well, we will look for a change because there are many teams that are calling me to ask about the player’s situation.”<\/p>\n

Torreira eventually secured another loan move, to Fiorentina, before finally severing all ties with the Gunners by joining Galatasaray on a permanent deal in 2022. Now 30, he remains with the Turkish giants.<\/p>\n

\"Galatasaray<\/p>\n

Torreira is now thriving in Turkey(Image: Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Torreira admitted his move was motivated by a desire to secure first-team football ahead of the 2022 World Cup. He said: “I had to have continuity for the World Cup. That\u2019s why I decided to go to Turkey and Galatasaray.<\/p>\n

“Their project ended up convincing me. And it’s very important for a player like me to continue having continuity, as I had last season.”<\/p>\n

Torreira is now looking forward to his third World Cup with Uruguay, who are in a group with Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde and Spain.<\/p>\n

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