Arsenal news: Unai Emery reveals when Lucas Torreira will make Gunners debut
ARSENAL new boy Lucas Torreira will make his debut on Saturday against Lazio, Gunners boss Unai Emery has revealed.
Posted Friday, August 03, 2018 by Express.co.uk
Torreira joined the north London outfit from Sampdoria last month for a fee believed to be in the region of £26million.
The Uruguay international’s addition to the squad was well received by Arsenal fans, many of whom were critical of Arsene Wenger’s failure to sign a defensive midfielder in his last few years at the club.
Many expected Torreira to make his bow yesterday evening in Arsenal’s pre-season clash against Chelsea, which they won on penalties.
However, the 23-year-old remained in London with Granit Xhaka, Nacho Monreal and Stephan Lichtsteiner to work on his fitness.
Arsenal News: Lucas Torreira will make his Gunners debut this weekend
Emery is well aware of Gunners fans’ eagerness to get a glimpse of their new signing and has claimed they’ll be able to do just that this weekend.
"At the moment I am very happy with the players who are with here with us,” Emery said last night when asked if there could be any more new arrivals.
"There are more coming; Nacho Monreal, Lucas [Torreira] and [Granit] Xhaka will start to play some minutes on Saturday."
Emery kept tabs on Torreira before replacing Wenger at the Emirates helm and believes he’s destined for a bright future.
"In Lucas Torreira, we have signed a young player who is a very bright talent in the game,” Emery said of Torreira in an interview with Arsenal.com.
"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.
Arsenal News: Lucas Torreira joined the Gunners in July from Sampdoria
"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 is looking forward to the new challenge facing him, telling Arsenal.com: “I like Arsenal because it is a top team.
Arsenal News: Unai Emery kept tabs on Lucas Torreira for two years before signing him
"It is a great club playing in the best league in the world. I am also excited about playing with my new teammates.
"I always followed Arsenal because I like Premier League crowds. Stadia are always full! Those things are a source of motivation for me. That’s why I am here today.”
Arsenal’s Premier League campaign kicks off a week on Sunday when they welcome champions Manchester City to the Emirates.
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