Official: Arsenal confirm signing of Sampdoria midfielder
Torriera was part of the Uruguayan side that reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup but was knocked out by France in the quarter-finals of the competition.
Arsenal have made Torriera's signing official and the 22-year-old will wear the number 11 jersey at the club.
New Arsenal boss Unai Emery told the official Arsenal website: “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.”
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