Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira appears to already have one foot out the door ahead of the summer transfer window.
Torreira is currently on loan at La Liga giants Atletico Madrid, joining on a season-long loan deal last year, and there is already talk of his permanent departure ahead of his Gunners return.
The Uruguayan has started just three La Liga games for Atleti so far this season, and that lack of game time led to talk his loan would be cancelled in January.
But the situation didn't develop despite Arsenal chief Edu engaging in talks with the La Liga leaders and Torreira himself over that lack of minutes.
Torreira will now remain on loan at Atletico until the end of the season as planned, and while the game time situation is not ideal, he is, at least, likely to claim a La Liga winners medal with Diego Simeone's men five points ahead at the top with two games in hand.
After business is taken care of in Spain, the midfielder is scheduled to return to Arsenal, but that return is likely to be brief, according to recent reports.
The Sun claimed this morning that Torreira is one of the players who could be sold in a cost-cutting mission that could see up to nine first-team players depart.
And reports from Gazzetta dello Sport claim Torreira looks set to return to Italy with Fiorentina having already made headway over a potential deal.
The report claims the Florence club are already 'well ahead' in talks, according to the report and that Torreira has already given Arsenal the 'green light' to complete the transfer.
The 25-year-old joined Arsenal from Serie A outfit Sampdoria in 2018 for a deal worth just under £26million after coming through Serie B side Pescara's academy and moving on to Sampdoria in 2015.
While Fiorentina are favourites to complete the deal, it is worth keeping in mind that Atletico Madrid have an option to buy in Torreira's loan, but given how little the Uruguay international has been used this season, it appears unlikely Atleti will take up that option, opening the door for Fiorentina to complete the deal.
