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'Atletico Madrid has been one of my dreams' - Arsenal loanee Torreira open to permanent stay in Spain

On-loan midfielder Lucas Torreira says he is open to a permanent move to Atletico Madrid after dealing with some "personal problems" during his time with Arsenal.

Torreira moved to Arsenal in 2018, signing from Sampdoria in a deal worth £26 million (€30m/$34m).

However, the signing of Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid paved the way for Torreira to head the other way, with the Uruguayan set to spend at least one season with the Spanish side.

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Atleti has long been a landing spot for some of Uruguay's best, with Diego Godin, Diego Forlan, Jose Gimenez and Luis Suarez all representing the club.