After salvaging a late point against Southampton on Saturday afternoon, it seems that Arsenal’s Lucas Torreira was in need of some downtime.
But this wasn’t simply a case of going for a stroll in north London or relaxing in his likely extravagant residency as he went much further afield in pursuit of mental clarity.
In a bid to rapidly put a nightmare team performance behind him, the diminutive midfielder jet off to Italy to see Sampdoria in action.
His former club hosted Udinese yesterday and managed to steal a 2-1 victory courtesy of goals from Gaston Ramirez and Manolo Gabbiadini.
Clearly, the Saints have ended their feeder club relationship with Liverpool in favour of the Serie A outfit and their new partners are reaping the rewards.
And after making the journey to Italy, Torreira posted a message on Instagram expressing his enthusiasm for the club.
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No fear, Arsenal fans, the message posted in Italian roughly translates to “It’s always a pleasure to see you again” and not “please sign me up, old friend”.
And the admiration was reciprocated by his former club in a gushing reply to the original post.
There is clearly no love lost between the 23-year-old and the club who provided him with the platform from which to elevate his career.
And with rumours beginning to suggest AC Milan and Napoli are both interested in the South American midfielder, it may not be too long before Torreira steps foot on Italian soil again.
