Just a few days before the start of the World Cup news broke that Arsenal have reached an agreement with Sampdoria to sign highly rated defensive midfielder Lucas Torreira from the Serie A club side.

Napoli were also said to be interested but the Gunners moved quickly, agreed to pay more than his reported release clause.

Although the deal was agreed between the two clubs, the North London club decided to wait till Torreira finished his assignment with the national team at the World Cup.

This lead to some anxiety among Arsenal fans(myself included) who feared the deal may be hijacked by other clubs if Arsenal do not move quickly. Now it appears the wait is over. This is as various reports from South America today seems to be confirming the player is on his way to London to undergo a medical with Arsenal.

The player is now on his way to England to undergo a medical with Arsenal. This was confirmed by an Uruguayan journalist. Here is the tweet:

El volante @LTorreira34 viaja a Moscú y luego a Londres para realizar el examen médico con el @Arsenal y firmar su contrato. A mitad de semana regresa a Uruguay. pic.twitter.com/p5urLiXO09

— BUYSAN (@Buysan) July 7, 2018

The tweet translated to: “The midfielder Torreita travels to Moscow and then to London to perform the medical examination with arsenal and sign his contract. Halfway through the week, he returns to Uruguay.”

Only yesterday BBC journalist David Ornstein confirmed the player is on the verge of signing for Arsenal after the Gunners reportedly reach an agreement with his current club Sampdoria.

The Mirror reported recently that a £26m fee has already been agreed with Sampdoria and a four-year contract has also been settled.

In the three World Cup matches where he started, he has impressed a lot with his ball-winning ability as well as the way he can pick out a pass. From the looks of it, he will fit right into the Arsenal team as a midfield trio of Xhaka, Torreira and Ramsey is a frightening prospect.

Now, all that remains is for the move to be made official and for the player to arrive in London. Based on his performances at the World Cup, it is safe to say that Arsenal fans will have high hopes for Torreira. And with the way the new set up is working, everything seems to be in place for him to be a success.

Having signed Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen, it will be interesting to see who will be Arsenal’s number one goalkeeper next season.

It is doubtful the German will be coming to sit on the Bench and Petr Cech will certainly not want to relish handing over his starting spot to the young German. Neither would David Ospina want to become the third choice.

One of Cech and Ospina will certainly have to leave the club as it is doubtful that Arsenal will keep all the of them at the club. In fact, it is not advisable.

It is near impossible to keep three top class keepers happy at a club. Hence it is not a surprise that both Cech and Ospina have been linked with moves away from the club.

Cech was first linked with a move to Napoli but that seems dead now. But new reports have emerged claiming that David Ospina could be on his way out of the club. According to the latest reports, Arsenal and Boca juniors have reached an agreement that will see Ospina sign for the South American club if he can agree on personal terms with them.

This much is being reported by South America media outlet in El Dia who reckons an agreement was reached in the last few hours between Arsenal and Boca juniors.

The report in El Dia reads thus, “The leadership of Boca has reached in the last hours an agreement with his peers of the Arsenal of England for the pass of Colombian goalkeeper David Ospina. While in Argentina they give almost the loan to the entity of La Ribera, from England they remain hermetic, beyond that the Arsenal has just hired the goalkeeper Bernd Leno.” (As translated by Google)

The deal according to the report will be a loan deal. What remains to be seen is if Ospina will be open to such a move or whether he will prefer to remain in Europe.

Whatever the case may be, Arsenal must get rid of one of Cech and Ospina and promote Martinez to the first team as the third choice.

If I was Danny Welbeck, I will be critically considering leaving Arsenal this summer. The former Manchester United star needs a new start elsewhere and in my opinion, he should be considering leaving the club for a mid-table team where he will play week in week out.

Having signed Aubameyang last winner, Welbeck’s chance for regular playing time is further reduced. And according to reports, Arsenal may be signing another striker this summer which could further reduce the Englishman’s already limited game time.

According to a report from Italy(as re-reported by Mirror) long term Arsenal target M’Baye Niang who currently plays for Torino in Italy has caught the eye of Arsenal’s scouts who are convincing Unai Emery to make a move for the former AC Milan striker.

Watford is also said to be interested in the player but if the report of Arsenal’s interest is true, the Gunners will have a better chance of signing the Senegalese than the Hornets.

M’Baye Niang was a key player for Senegal at the world cup. He scored one goal and assisted one other goal in the three matches he played. He has also been linked with Monaco, Marseille and Nice but none of these sides are more attractive than Arsenal. If truly Arsenal are interested and are ready to pay what Torino wants, they are surely going to sign him but do they really need him?

Is he even an upgrade on Welbeck? If you ask me, I will say he is not an upgrade on Welbeck and Arsenal should instead give Nketiah a chance with the first team if they are not ready to spend big on a striker. I don’t know what the scouts have seen in the Senegalese but I have watched him with Milan, Senegal and in some Torino games he is to me not a player of Arsenal’s quality.

This doesn’t mean Welbeck should be retained, the Englishman should be sold but an upgrade on him should be brought him or Arsenal should stick with Eddie Nketiah. M’Baye Niang will cost at least £15 million which to me will be a waste as M’Baye Niang is in my opinion just more experienced than Nketiah, not necessarily better than him.

If I was Emery, I will be aiming to get rid of Welbeck, Perez, Chuba, Elneny with the aim of raising money to sign a proper left winger. And retain Nketiah in the team for the cup games or send him on loan to an EPL club.

Serie A holders Juventus are reportedly keen on pursuing the signature of Shkodran Mustafi from Arsenal, a report from Corriere dello Sport via Sport Witness claims.

The Germany international was recruited by the Gunners from Valencia in the summer of 2016 for £35m but he has since failed to live up to his expectations with inconsistent performances at the back.

Mustafi had been linked with a potential move to Inter Milan last summer which never materialised but reports now suggest that he could be offered a return to the Serie A with the Bianconeri.

As per Corriere dello Sport, Mustafi has been earmarked as an alternative to Bayern Munich’s Jerome Boateng to bolster Juventus’ backline this summer. It is added that the Gunners could accept a significant loss on the German with a sum of around £17.7m likely to urge them to do business.

Mustafi’s future at the Emirates has come under question on a regular basis over the past year and the recent contract extension to Calum Chambers may suggest that the Englishman could emerge as the first-choice centre-back alongside summer signing Sokratis.

Meanwhile, Evening Standard has suggested that head of recruitment Sven Mislintat has his doubts over the qualities of Mustafi and the pre-season may presumably define whether he fits the scheme of things under Emery.

Arsenal were linked with a move for Freiburg’s Caglar Soyuncu earlier in the transfer window but talks over a potential deal appear to have stalled with no update from the player’s representative of late.