Arsenal allowed teenage midfielder Yunus Musah to leave for Valencia in 2019 at the age of just 16 and now, the USA international could join Serie A side Fiorentina for a £17million fee – according to TuttoMercatoWeb.
Musah, 19, joined Arsenal in 2012 at just nine years of age and spent seven years in the Gunners academy. He starred for Arsenal’s Under-18 side despite only being 16, scoring five goals in 17 games from midfield.
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But Arsenal failed to keep him. He left for Valencia three years ago. Since then, he has played 71 times for Valencia’s senior side and become a regular for the United States with 18 caps – despite having England Under-18 caps.
Now, Musah could be about to take the next step in his career and move to the Serie A. TMW report that Fiorentina have made an enquiry to sign Musah – Valencia informing La Viola he will cost £17million.
Arsenal allowed Musah to leave: Could join Fiorentina for £17million
It is a double blow for Arsenal. Not only would it mean Arsenal have missed out on nurturing a talent to become the player he is today, potentially costing £17million – but also, the ‘stunning’ star could replace Lucas Torreira.
A permanent deal for the Uruguay international, after Torreira spent the 21-22 season on loan at Fiorentina, has fallen through. Arsenal have missed out on a sizable fee for the midfielder – who has 12 months left on his deal.
Instead, Fiorentina are set to look towards Valencia and bring in ex-Arsenal academy star Musah. Not only will Arsenal regret losing Musah, but they are now stuck with Torreira who they will have to now sell to raise some cash.
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