Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira joined Galatasaray for a €6m transfer fee the Super Lig club revealed.
The Lions confirmed the transfer in an official statement.
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Galatasaray revealed that Arsenal will be paid €4m and that Torreira has signed a four-year deal, he will be paid €2.75m per-season.
The full statement read: “Lucas Sebastian Torreira Di Pascua and Arsenal Football Club PLC have reached an agreement with Galatasaray. Arsenal will be paid a €6m transfer fee. The footballer has agreed to a four-year deal and will be paid €2.75m per season.”
Torreira arrive in Istanbul, Turkey over the weekend where he received a warm welcome from Galatasaray fans including the ultras – Ultraslan – leader Sebahattin Sirin.
Istanbul: Dries Mertens and Lucas Torreira arriving at the airport and set to be unveiled as new Galatasaray players. ?? #Galatasaray@beINSPORTS ?pic.twitter.com/TrX2MPpl5w
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 7, 2022
Thousands more Galatasaray fans turned up to escort Torreira and Martins out of the airport and lined the roads with flares.
?Yeni Transferlerimiz Lucas Torreira ve Dries Mertens’i karşıladık. #ultrAslan pic.twitter.com/P4ehof3ge0
— ultrAslan (@ultrAslan) August 7, 2022
The Uruguay international was pictured wearing a Galatasaray flag and arrived with fellow transfer Dries Martins.
The 26-year-old had 12 months remaining on his Arsenal contract and had spent the last two seasons out on loan.
Galatasaray won their first match of the season 1-0 away to Antalyaspor with Bafetimbi Gomis scoring the only goal of the game.
Torreira has undergone his medical and been registered as a Galatasaray player, he could be eligible to make his debut next week at home against Giresunspor.
