LUCAS TORREIRA has followed Matteo Guendouzi out of the exit door at the Emirates on loan for the season.

The midfielders dropped down the pecking order with Mohamed Elneny returning to form and Dani Ceballos returning from Real Madrid for another season.

And with Arsenal chasing Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid, the club allowed Torreira and Guendouzi to head out on loan.

Uruguayan Torreira, 24, has headed the other way by joining Atletico for the 2020-21 season.

The Spanish giants have the option to make the transfer permanent at the end of the season.

Guendouzi, meanwhile, will spend the campaign in the Bundesliga with Hertha Berlin.

The pair both signed for the Gunners in 2018 under Unai Emery.

Only three players made more appearances for the club than Guendouzi in his first season in North London.

But the 21-year-old Frenchman fell out with Mikel Arteta last season.

He has not featured since his meltdown at Brighton on June 20, Arsenal’s second match after the restart.