MX23RW : Thursday, October 31 22:56:15| >> :60:2635:2635:

Arsenal 'failed with late move for Barcelona's Ferran Torres'

Arsenal 'failed with late move for Barcelona's Ferran Torres'
© Reuters
Arsenal made a £25.9m offer for Barcelona attacker Ferran Torres late in the summer transfer window, according to a report.

Arsenal reportedly attempted to sign Barcelona attacker Ferran Torres in the closing stages of the summer transfer window, placing a €30m (£25.9m) offer on the table for the Spaniard.

The 22-year-old moved to Camp Nou from Manchester City in January, and he was an important player for the Catalan outfit in the second half of last season, scoring seven goals and registering six assists in 26 outings.

Torres has found it more difficult during the 2022-23 campaign, though, only playing 99 minutes across the team's four La Liga matches, due to the increased competition in the final third of the field.

Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha both arrived over the summer to boost the attack, while Ansu Fati is building his way back to full fitness following his injury problems.

As a result, Torres, who played the final 27 minutes of Saturday's 3-0 victory over Sevilla at Estadio Ramon, could find it difficult to secure regular starts this season.

Barcelona's Ferran Torres celebrates scoring their first goal with Pedri, Jordi Alba and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on February 17, 2022© Reuters

According to El Nacional, in the latter stages of the summer transfer window, Arsenal approached Barcelona with a €30m (£25.9m) bid for the former Valencia youngster.

The report claims that the La Liga club 'did not dislike the offer', but head coach Xavi made it clear that he was not prepared to lose the Spain international in the recent window.

Arsenal allegedly did not return with a second offer for Torres, having been given no indication that Barcelona would be prepared to let him leave.

The versatile forward started his professional career with Valencia, making 97 appearances for Los Che, contributing nine goals and 12 assists in the process, before joining Man City in 2020.

Torres played 43 times for the English champions, scoring 16 times and providing four assists, before arriving at Barcelona in January on a deal until June 2027.

Barcelona's Ferran Torres celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates on January 20, 2022© Reuters

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said on Friday that his side wanted to further improve their squad in the latter stages of the summer transfer window but ultimately ran out of time.

"We had a lot of things still to do in the squad. The club has done a phenomenal job of bringing in players that we wanted," Arteta told reporters.

"Unfortunately, in the last 72 hours, Thomas [Partey] and Mohamed [Elneny] got injured, and we had to react in the market. We tried, and at the end of the day, we have to bring in the players we feel are right, but we didn't manage to do it."

The Gunners also made an attempt to sign Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa before the deadline but were unsuccessful, with the North London club said to have had at least two offers turned down for the Brazilian midfielder.

ID:493795:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect4602:

Click here for more stories about Ferran Torres

Click here for more stories about Arsenal

Collect / Create New Data
Share this article now:
Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz celebrates scoring their fourth goal on July 9, 2022
Read Next:
Luiz '100% focused' on Villa following failed Arsenal approach
>
Sports Mole Logo
Enter your email address to subscribe to Sports Mole's free daily transfer newsletter! Sent twice a day during the transfer window.
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City97202091123
2Liverpool97111751222
3Arsenal95311710718
4Aston Villa95311611518
5Chelsea95221911817
6Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton94411612416
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest9441117416
8Tottenham HotspurSpurs94141810813
9Brentford94141818013
10Fulham93331212012
11Bournemouth93331111012
12Newcastle UnitedNewcastle9333910-112
13West Ham UnitedWest Ham93241316-311
14Manchester UnitedMan Utd9324811-311
15Leicester CityLeicester92341317-49
16Everton92341016-69
17Crystal Palace9135611-56
18Ipswich TownIpswich9045920-114
19Wolverhampton WanderersWolves90271225-132
20Southampton9018619-131


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!