PAU OVER Arsenal line up January transfer swoop for £43m Pau Torres to fix defensive woes - 7M sport

PAU OVER Arsenal line up January transfer swoop for £43m Pau Torres to fix defensive woes



Posted Sunday, November 17, 2019 by Thesun.co.uk

The Gunners are considering a January swoop for the Villarreal centre-back.

PAU OVER Arsenal line up January transfer swoop for £43m Pau Torres to fix defensive woes
The Gunners are considering a January swoop for the Villarreal centre-back Credit: Getty Images - Getty

But getting the 22-year-old out of LaLiga will not be easy as Torres has a £43million release clause in his new contract.

That has not put off Arsenal, who are exploring a deal similar to the one that brought in Nicolas Pepe in the summer.

Lille accepted £20m up front for the Ivory Coast winger, with a further £52m to be paid later.

Under-fire Gunners boss Unai Emery knows he badly needs to shore up a shaky back line.

They are in the top six — but have a negative goal difference tally.

Torres might be able to help them at the other end as well after scoring on his debut for Spain on Friday.

The left-footer replaced Sergio Ramos in a 7-0 romp at home to Malta.

Torres was a fringe man at Villarreal until he made his name on loan at Malaga last term.

Manchester City, who also have big problems at the back, are another club monitoring Torres closely.



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