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·10 July 2018

Arsenal sign Uruguay international Torreira

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Arsenal have completed the signing of Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria, the Serie A side have confirmed.

The Premier League are reported to have paid £26million to sign the 22-year-old, who appeared in all five of Uruguay's matches at the World Cup.

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Arsenal teased the announcement with a social media video before announcing the deal themselves on Monday.

Torreira becomes the fourth major signing for new Arsenal head coach Unai Emery, following Bernd Leno, Stephan Lichtsteiner and Sokratis Papastathopoulos to the club.

During his two years at Sampdoria after joining from Pescara, Torreira made 74 appearances and scored four goals for the club.

In a brief statement announcing his departure, the Serie A club wished Torreira the "greatest good luck for the rest of his career".

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