Former Manchester United defender Phil Neville has hailed Lucas Torreira as an ‘absolute bargain’ for Arsenal.

After months of speculation and weeks of talks, Unai Emery finally convinced Torreira to reject all offers and make the move to the Premier League in a deal that was worth more than £26 million, with the Spanish boss desperate to add a top-class holding midfielder to the side.

And despite having a very quiet start to life at the Emirates, Torreira has gone on to become one of the most impressive and creative players under Emery, catching the eye on a number of occasions as he helps Arsenal continue their fine start to the new season, with the club now on a ten match winning streak.

Now Neville couldn’t help but come out and admit how impressed he has been by the emergence of Torreira, claiming the midfielder was a real summer bargain, he was quoted: “I think Torreira for this Arsenal side allows [Henrikh] Mkhitaryan, Lacazette, [Mesut] Ozil to play. It allows these players to do what they do best. In the past under Arsene Wenger, they never had that type of player who complemented the unbelievable talent they have in that team.

“People talk about Aubameyang, Lacazette, [Danny] Welbeck, [Alex] Iwobi, you talk about the forward players, but actually, it only takes one player to knit a team together. They have an absolute bargain. Torreira is following the orders of his manager and, dovetailing to that, Xhaka has improved because of it.”

Have Arsenal finally found their perfect holding midfielder?

Torreira is still adapting to life at the Emirates and has a bit more developing to go before he becomes the world class holding midfielder that the Gunners fans have been asking for, but the early signs are good and if he continues his level of performance then he will become one of the best summer buys under Emery.

And the fact he is still so young, but still so good, it was a great bit of business by the Gunners.