The Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira He declared himself “super happy” after his signing for the Atlético de Madrid, As soon as he arrived in Montevideo this Tuesday for the matches that his team must play against Chile and Ecuador for the South American qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
“I am happy. The truth is that after a bit of suffering because it was given at the last hours for the period of passes to end, but the important thing is that the signature was given. Today I am a new Atlético de Madrid player. I'm super happy”, He told the press at the Carrasco International Airport, on the outskirts of Montevideo.
The 24-year-old player explained that he spent the last days prior to his trip to Uruguay in Madrid “doing the medical examination, doing a lot of paperwork” and awaiting the agreement between the English Arsenal, his previous club, and the red-and-white entity. .
“That took a long time, but as I said before, everything went very well and I was able to sign,” he added.
Torreira also wished “the best” to Thomas Partey, who goes the other way and now reaches the ‘gunners’. “There he is going to meet a club where they treated me very well and that is the most important thing,” he said.
Also to Atlético de Madrid and, specifically, upon the arrival of his compatriots Luis Suárez and Lucas Torreira to the team led by Diego Pablo Simeone, said his former captain Diego Godín, recent signing from Cagliari.
“It can give you a lot. Personality. With Luis goal, generate scoring chances that at Atlético de Madrid last year was what was missing after he left Antoine (Griezmann); and with Luke obviously dynamic, brand, coverage in the middle of the field, which ‘Cholo’ likes. It is no coincidence that the two of them are there“, argument.
The defender indicated that he “never” felt “regret” for leaving the rojiblanco team for Inter Milan because “it was time to change, to leave the comfort zone and take on new challenges.”