Arsenal have reportedly made an effort to evaluate the provision of Barcelona forwards Ferran Torres and Raphinha.
Raphinha arrived on the membership in July in a €55million transfer from Leeds United, however he has struggled to interrupt into Xavi’s greatest facet, making solely seven begins in his 15 appearances.
Torres is in an identical scenario after Barcelona signed him from Manchester Metropolis for €55m simply over 12 months in the past, making six begins from his 16 LaLiga outings this season.
With Arsenal’s pursuit of Mykhaylo Mudryk getting hijacked by Chelsea, the duo at the moment are being thought of as alternate options, however the asking value might not be a lot decrease.
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In keeping with 90min, Arsenal director Edu reached out to Barcelona and engaged in “exploratory talks” about what it might take to safe Torres or Raphinha earlier than the tip of the month.
The report additionally says that Arsenal have enquired about Brighton and Hove Albion duo Leandro Trossard and Kaoru Mitoma, in addition to breakout Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, who’s believed to be unavailable.
In the meantime, Sport is reporting Barcelona have demanded €100m (£88m) as a place to begin for any discussions about Raphinha, however there isn’t a indication about what Torres might value.
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