- Arsenal sign Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria in a £26.4M deal earlier this season
- He was impressive for his national team during their Russia 2018 World Cup campaign last month
- Meanwhile, his girlfriend has been enjoying life at with his partner treating her fans with stunning pictures on her official IG page
Uruguay World Cup star Lucas Torreira is one of the stars that moved during this summer transfer window after an impressive performance for his country in Russia.
The midfielder joined Arsenal in a five year deal believed to be around £26.4 million from Italian League side Sampdoria on 10 July, 2018.
Although, the 22-year-old is yet to start any of his side's first three Premier League encounters this season - he has featured in all.
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Including their victory over West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium last weekend to record their first victory in the 2018-19 league season.
Meanwhile, Torreira's girlfriend Vittoria Repetto has been enjoying life with time out together as they pose for selfies at every opportunity that came their ways.
She's been treating her Instagram followers stunning pictures in her swim suits when her man isn't there.
Torreira enjoyed a prolonged summer holiday with his girlfriend following Uruguay's second round ouster from the World Cup in Russia earlier this summer.
Torreira met Repetto in Italy while he was enjoying spells at Pescara and Sampdoria.
Now they are settling into life in England after Torreira was brought in as Jack Wilshere's long-term replacement.
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Juventus and Napoli were also interested in signing him but Arsenal won the battle.
Torreira graduated from the Pescara academy, which has produced the likes of Ciro Immobile, Marco Verratti and Lorenzo Insigne in recent years.
Arsenal lost their opening two matches to Manchester City (2-0) and Chelsea (3-2) before bouncing back to winning ways against West Ham.
The Gunners battle newly promoted Cardiff in their next EPL game this weekend before playing Newcastle next weekend.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that Arsenal have sealed the signing of Uruguay international Lucas Torreira from Sampdoria, the Premier League campaigners have revealed.
He becomes the Gunners’ fourth arrival since Unai Emery replaced Arsene Wenger as head coach in May.
The highly-mobile defensive midfielder set the Emirates side cost Arsenal a reported fee £27m and follows the trio of Stephan Lichtsteiner, Bernd Leno and Sokratis Papastathopoulos who earlier completed a switch the north London side this summer.
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