Lucas Torreira could have joined Napoli instead of Arsenal earlier this summer if Carlo Ancelotti had taken over as manager of the Serie A club sooner, according to the midfielder's agent, Pablo Bentancur.
The Partenopei were in talks with Sampdoria over signing Torreira, but the uncertainty over the manager's position at the Stadio San Paolo allowed Arsenal to sign him, to Bentancur's disappointment, per Mattias Karen of ESPN.co.uk:
"It's a pity. I'm sorry Ancelotti wasn't there at the start of the negotiation. He'd have been a great help for Torreira, he has tremendous international experience.