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Lucas Torreira blames ‘bad people’ as permanent Arsenal exit collapses

 (AP)
(AP)

Lucas Torreira will return to Arsenal next season after Fiorentina opted against making the midfielder's loan move permanent.

Torreira has blamed unnamed people "those acting in a bad way" for the collapse of a transfer.

Fiorentina agreed a €15m (£13m) fee with Arsenal when finalising the loan move last summer, payable over three seasons, but this week reportedly offered less than half to keep Torreira.

Torreira - who has one year remaining on his Arsenal contract - had even agreed personal terms with Fiorentina, but will now return to the Gunners next month.

“Know I did my best to continue forming part of this club," Torreira posted across his social media channels. "But unfortunately there were those acting in a bad way.

"According to my understanding, they managed to stop this happening and that's why I must go."

Torreria, known to be unhappy at Arsenal, is now expected to look for another avenue out of the club.