Ex-midfielder Sampdoria Lucas Torreira officially became an Arsenal player.

Arsenal officially introduced his newcomer - midfielder of the Uruguay national team Lucas Torreira, who moved from Sampdoria.

"In the face of Lucas Torreira, we acquired a young talented player," the coach of the Gunners Unai Emery quotes Arsenal's official website. - I enjoyed watching his game for Sampdoria in the last two seasons, and what I saw during the World Cup 2018 only confirmed my opinion of him. We all welcome Lucas in the Arsenal and are waiting for him to join the team in the pre-season training camp ".

After the Uruguayan team retired from the World Cup 2018, losing to the French quarter-finals (0-2), Torreira, 22, arrived in London, where he successfully passed a medical examination and signed a contract with Arsenal. The details of the deal were not disclosed, but the president of Sampdoria Massimo Ferrero admitted that he received 30 million euros for the player.

In the Arsenal, Torreira will play under the 11th number, which freed Mesut Ozil, who took the "top ten".

The entire professional career of Uruguayan was held in Italy, where he played for Pescara (42 games in all tournaments, 6 goals) and Sampdoria (74, 4).

The wait is over ... it's #TimeForTorreira Welcome to Arsenal, @ LTorreira34 pic. twitter. com / wnUDYuDMeS - Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) 10 lip of 2018 r.

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