English side Arsenal are hoping to scoop Uruguayan sensation Facoundo Torres from Major League side Orlando City to the EPL.
The 22 year old attacker caught the eye of Arsenal officials last summer when the two teams played in a friendly which 1-3 in favour of the Gunners.
The current EPL leaders are positive of acquiring the services of Torres who has so far made ten appearances for his country already. Officials from Arsenal will hold talks with their counterparts from Orlando City before next week.
Arsenal have had their lenses on Torres over the past few months with the hope of signing him as a competitor and backup for Bukayo Saka though discussions are not far advanced.
Torres joined Orlando City from Penarol for a fee around $9m (£7.8 million) in January and has been spectacular.
Torres represented Uruguay as a youth international at under-15, Under-17 and Under-20 level. He was part of Uruguay squad at the 2015 South American U-15 Championship and scored five goals in five games, the joint-third most behind Brazilians Vitinho and Vinicius Junior, as Uruguay finished runners-up behind Brazil.
He is the all-time top scorer for Uruguay under-17s and competed at the 2017 South American U-17 Championship.
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