English Premier League giants Arsenal have completed the signing of Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria.
Torreira, 22, completed his medical at Arsenal’s London Colney training base on Tuesday before the club announced the deal for an undisclosed fee.
Speaking to Arsenal website, Unai Emery said: “In Lucas Torreira, we have signed a young player who is a very bright talent in the game.
“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 Uruguay midfielder, who featured in all five of their games at the World Cup, will be given a break before joining up with the rest of his new team-mates in early August.
