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Arsenal long-term plan points them towards to Milan 20yo

Arsenal are interested in young AC Milan goalkeeper Lorenzo Torriani, following the 20-year-old’s impressive pre-season display against the Gunners.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND: Lorenzo Torriani of AC Milan saves a penalty during a penalty shootout during a Pre-Season Friendly match between FC Barcelona and AC Milan at M&T Bank Stadium on August 06, 2024. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images

Luca Bianchin reports for Italian outlet Gazzetta.it that AC Milan need to work on resolving Lorenzo Torriani’s future amid interest from Arsenal.

The Gunners are reportedly “very interested” following Torriani’s display for Milan against them in pre-season, with the goalkeeper saving three penalties in the shootout after making a couple of strong stops in normal time following his 66th-minute introduction.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND: Lorenzo Torriani of AC Milan in action during warm up prior to a Pre-Season Friendly match between FC Barcelona and AC Milan at M&T Bank Stadium on August 06, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images

Milan are reportedly calm about the situation, not believing Arsenal to be a concrete threat at this stage. The Italian club intend to keep Torriani around in January, before holding summer talks over his future.

Since that pre-season display against Arsenal, Torriani has largely played for Milan Futuro in Serie D, appearing 10 times and keeping a couple of clean sheets.

Torriani has made some appearances in Milan’s first-team squad too, but not nearly as many as last season.

The goalkeeper has made the bench five times in 2025/26 (never coming on), whereas he made 51 appearances in the squad in 2024/25, including two substitute showings on the pitch.

MILAN, ITALY: Lorenzo Torriani of AC Milan battles for the ball with Darwin Nunez of Liverpool FC during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD1 match between AC Milan and Liverpool FC at Stadio San Siro on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)
Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images

Perhaps Torriani’s more limited first-team opportunities create an opening for Arsenal to persuade him to move across Europe to north London, but it looks like that decision will be made in the summer.

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