{"id":618207,"date":"2022-09-27T09:42:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T13:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618207"},"modified":"2022-09-27T09:42:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T13:42:22","slug":"pau-torres-priced-out-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/27\/pau-torres-priced-out-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal &#8216;Explored&#8217; Possible Deal for La Liga Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking in his <a href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/subscribers-only-whats-really-going-d4a#%C2%A7big-clubs-wouldnt-pay-up-for-pau-torres\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">exclusive CaughtOffside column<\/a>, Fabrizio Romano has revealed that multiple Premier League clubs showed interest in Villarreal centre-back Pau Torres in the recent summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;It\u2019s true, Pau Torres was on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/25\/manchester-united-van-dijk-jurrien-timber\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United\u2019s<\/a> list but then the option collapsed as Erik ten Hag wanted Lisandro Martinez as the priority in that position.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/26\/chelsea-bayern-munich-harry-kane\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/23\/arsenal-plot-jesper-lindstrom\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/25\/chelsea-arsenal-hijack-tottenham-hotspur-richarlison\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham<\/a> also explored this possibility but didn&#8217;t want to spend \u00a335-40 million. Still, I think it&#8217;s a very good opportunity on the market; he has experience, quality, left-footed &#8230; a very good centre-back.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t know what will happen in the future, but I\u2019d like to see what he could do in the Premier League.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Pau Torres Priced Out of Premier League Move<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 EXCLUSIVE \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and Tottenham considered Pau Torres this summer, so why didn&#39;t a deal happen, and did they miss a big opportunity?<\/p>\n<p>Full story \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CaughtOffside (@caughtoffside) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caughtoffside\/status\/1574294734566264833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Could We See Torres Arrive in the Premier League Next Summer?<\/h3>\n<p>Given that the main sticking point in a potential deal involving Pau Torres this summer was the \u00a335 million price tag set by Villarreal, it is possible. The 25-year-old&#8217;s current deal expires in the summer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/pau-torres\/profil\/spieler\/399776\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2024<\/a>, which means that by the time the next summer transfer window commences, the Spaniard will have just one year left on his Villarreal contract.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/25\/chelsea-trevoh-chalobah-departure-january\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano: Chelsea Could Offload \u2018Fantastic\u2019 Defender in January After Blocking Summer Exit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Should Torres fail to sign a contract extension prior to that transfer window, Villarreal&#8217;s position of power will weaken &#8211; opening the door for a potential bargain.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@FabrizioRomano<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Arsenal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Arsenal<\/a>\u2019s interest in Pau Torres this summer: \u201cArsenal, Chelsea and Spurs explored this possibility but didn\u2019t want to spend \u20ac40-45m. It\u2019s a very good opportunity on the market; he has experience, quality, left footed. A very good CB.\u201d [via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/caughtoffside?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@caughtoffside<\/a>] <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QhKLfWrX0W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/QhKLfWrX0W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arsenal Buzz (@ArsenalBuzzCom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArsenalBuzzCom\/status\/1574303921211723777?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Pau Torres&#8217; Most Likely Premier League Suitors<\/h3>\n<p>As Romano explained, the arrival of Lisandro Martinez at Old Trafford has essentially ruled out a possible move to Manchester United for Torres. Arsenal are also likely to have permanently moved on from their interest in the centre-back given that their current pairing in this position, Gabriel and William Saliba, have had an impressive start to the season.<\/p>\n<p>By rule of elimination then, Torres&#8217; most likely Premier League destination, should he arrive next summer, seems to be either Chelsea or Tottenham. On paper at least, Torres is a great fit for both London clubs given that they currently both operate with a back-three; a system in which a specialised left-footed centre-back is of great benefit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/25\/harry-maguire-manchester-united-critics-england\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">\u2018I Don\u2019t Really Read About It\u2019 \u2013 Manchester United Star Claps Back at Critics Over England Selection<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tottenham, in particular, are known to be looking to strengthen in this position, having signed Clement Lenglet on a season-long loan after missing out on their primary target, Alessandro Bastoni, and are likely to want to find a permanent solution in the next summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>If Villarreal do lower their asking price, don&#8217;t be surprised to see one of these two clubs move for the Spaniard and bring Pau Torres to the Premier League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking in his exclusive CaughtOffside column, Fabrizio Romano has revealed that multiple Premier League clubs showed interest in Villarreal centre-back Pau Torres in the recent summer transfer window. He said: &#8220;It\u2019s true, Pau Torres was on Manchester United\u2019s list but then the option collapsed as Erik ten Hag wanted Lisandro Martinez as the priority in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4305,"featured_media":618222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8,11,6,18,24,28],"tags":[5876,886],"class_list":["post-618207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-arsenal","category-chelsea","category-la-liga","category-manchester-united","category-tottenham","category-transfers","tag-pau-torres","tag-villarreal"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=618207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/618207\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/618222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=618207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=618207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=618207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}