He Atlético de Madrid announced Monday night the arrival of Lucas Torreira. The Uruguayan had undergone the medical examination on Saturday at the Navarra University Clinic and his agreement with the club had been closed long before. But it was necessary that the Metropolitan had departures to be able to register him, and until the Thomas Partey, the mattress entity did not make it official.
Although there was speculation that the loan from Arsenal included a purchase option, either optional or mandatory, the truth is that the representative of the Uruguayan footballer, who is delighted by his arrival at Atlético, has ruled out such an extreme. And is that Arsenal was not willing to include it due to the refusal of the colchoneros to negotiate for the Ghanaian.
He has done it on the station Sport 890. There, Paul bentancur He pointed out that “Lucas's operation was very complicated. It is a loan operation for one year, without a purchase option. Arsenal did not want to include it ”. “He rejected all the clubs, he just wanted to go to Atlético de Madrid,” he added.
In other words, in the event that the Uruguayan performance were positive, Atlético would be forced to negotiate the transfer with Arsenal.