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Arsenal ’s new head coach Unai Emery has revealed why the club have moved to sign Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria .
The 22-year-old Uruguay midfielder had a fine World Cup in Russia and on Monday signed a long-term deal with Arsenal.
He has been handed the number 11 shirt for the 2018/19 campaign and will join up with the squad in early August.
“In Lucas Torreira, we have signed a young player who is a very bright talent in the game,” Emery told the Arsenal website.
Show all 11 1 /11Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Arsenal have completed the signing of Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira from Italian Serie A side Sampdoria, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday.
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Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player "The wait is over... it's #TimeForTorreira. Welcome to Arsenal," the North London club tweeted.
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Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player "In Lucas Torreira, we have signed a young player who is a very bright talent in the game," coach Unai Emery told the club's website.
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Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player "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."
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Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player The 22-year-old played all five of Uruguay's World Cup matches in Russia, as they crashed out in the quarter-finals following a 2-0 defeat by France.
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Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Torreira joined Sampdoria in 2015 and made 71 appearances for the Italian club.
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Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player "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," Emery added.
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Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Arsenal did not provide financial details of the deal but it was reported last month that the fee agreed would be around 30 million euros.
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Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Torreira will wear the number 11 shirt vacated by midfielder Mesut Ozil. Ozil recently switched to number 10.
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Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player The midfielder will join up with his new team-mates next month.
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Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player Lucas Torreira unveiled as Arsenal player He has signed a long-term deal.
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“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.”
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