Arsenal Football Club can confirm that Arturo Lupoli has completed
his move to Serie A team Fiorentina after seeing out his contract
with the Gunners.
Lupoli, 20, who spent last season on loan at Derby County, joined
Arsenal as a scholar in summer 2004, making his first team debut
shortly after on 27th October in a 2-1 League Cup victory at
Manchester City.
The young Italian striker made one substitute appearance in the
Premiership and also made seven League Cup appearances, together
with one outing in the FA Cup. During his time at Arsenal, Arturo
had a fantastic goalscoring ratio, scoring 48 goals from his 51
overall appearances, which included 37 goals from 38 reserve team
matches.
Everyone at Arsenal would like to thank Arturo for his contribution
to the Club and wish him the best of luck during for the
future.
Arsenal supporters may have seen this transfer being announced in
the media for some time. However, Arsenal.com would like to
reiterate that Arsenal Football Club only communicates transfers
when they are completed.
I wonder if he's a wasted talent?
And this time round so many players leave....
