Arsenal Sign Midfielder Lucas Torreira From Sampdoria

Lucas Torreira

Arsenal have completed the signing of Uruguay international Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria.

The 22-year-old completed his medical at Arsenal’s London Colney training base on Tuesday before the club announced the deal for an undisclosed fee.

“In Lucas Torreira, we have signed a young player who is a very bright talent in the game,” Arsenal manager Unai Emery said.

“A midfielder with great quality, I have enjoyed watching his performances for Sampdoria in the past two seasons, and we all saw him do very well for Uruguay in the World Cup.

“He is a young player already with good experience, but who wants to keep on growing. We welcome Lucas to Arsenal and look forward to him joining us soon for pre-season.”

The Uruguayan, who featured in all five of his country’s games at the 2018 World Cup, will be given a break before joining up with the rest of his new team-mates in early August.