Arteta ‘requests’ Barcelona star as Laporta ‘asks for more’ after Arsenal make £25m ‘offer’

Arsenal have made a bid worth €30million (£25.5million) for Barcelona winger Ferran Torres at the request of Mikel Arteta , according to reports.

Torres joined the La Liga giants from Manchester City in January 2022 for €55m (£47m).

Arsenal offer for Ferran Torres at the request of Mikel Arteta

The 24-year-old scored a lot of important goals for the Cityzens but has failed to live up to expectations in Catalonia, scoring 25 times in 107 appearances.

He is one of many signings Barcelona have managed to pull off despite being up to their eyeballs in debt.

The summer following the arrival of Torres, the Catalan club spent big on Jules Kounde, Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, while acquiring several free agents.

They have enjoyed utilising …