Arsenal has announced the signing of Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria for an undisclosed fee.
The 22-year-old Uruguay midfielder is Unai Emery’s fourth signing as Arsenal head coach.
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“In Lucas Torreira, we have signed a young player who is a very bright talent in the game,” Emery told the club’s official website.
“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.”
Torreira was one of Uruguay’s key players in their progress to the quarter-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
He has been given the No 11 shirt and will join the Gunners for pre-season in early August.
Arsenal begin the 2018/19 Premier League campaign at home to champions Manchester City on 12 August.
