Sampdoria chief Massimo Ferrero confirms Lucas Torreira departure

ByReuters

Updated 21/06/2018 at 06:42 GMT

Lucas Torreira is to leave Sampdoria for a fee of around 30 million euros ($34.72 million), the Serie A side's president Massimo Ferrero has said, as reports continue to link Arsenal with a move for the 22-year-old Uruguayan midfielder.

Lucas Torreira of UC Sampdoria looks on during the Serie A match between Hellas Verona FC and UC Sampdoria at Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi on September 20, 2017 in Verona, Italy.

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Torreira joined Sampdoria in 2015 and has made 74 appearances for the Italian club.

"Torreira's gone for 30 million euros," Ferrero told Italian television channel Sportitalia.

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I bought him from Pescara when nobody believed in him. We gambled on him and we won, paying just 3 million euros. The money we're earning is necessary to increase our club's capital.

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