ARSENAL have signed Porto playmaker Fabio Vieira after agreeing a £30million fee to fend off Premier League rivals. The 22-year-old attacking midfielder is set to become Mikel Arteta’s first major signing of the summer. The Gunners have acted swiftly to snap up the exciting youngster ahead of neighbours Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool. It seems […]
ARSENAL have signed Porto playmaker Fabio Vieira after agreeing a £30million fee to fend off Premier League rivals.
The 22-year-old attacking midfielder is set to become Mikel Arteta’s first major signing of the summer.
The Gunners have acted swiftly to snap up the exciting youngster ahead of neighbours Tottenham, Manchester United and Liverpool.
It seems Arsenal are ready to spring another Vieira on the Premier League.
And 26 years after Patrick Vieira took North London by storm, Arsenal are hoping that the Portuguese Under-21 international can be as successful as his namesake.
Vieira has only played two seasons in the Porto first team yet has already earned comparisons to Bruno Fernandes in Portugal.
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He was named player of the tournament at last year’s Uefa Under-21 championships and produced seven goals and 16 assists for Porto last season.
Yet his imminent move to the Emirates was kept completely under the radar by Arsenal after Porto initially declared that he would not be sold for less than the £42million buy-out clause in his contract.
But the Portuguese Champions have now accepted Arsenal’s offer of £30million plus the possibility of a further £4million in add-ons.
Now talks are underway over personal terms, with a five-year contract on the table and hopes of the deal being wrapped up by the weekend.
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Vieira will become Arsenal’s second signing of the summer after 19-year-old winger Marquinhos joined from Sao Paulo in a £3million deal this week.
Now Arsenal must decide whether to continue their long-standing pursuit of Leicester’s Youri Tielemans, who plays in a much deeper position to Vieira.
They are also still in negotiations with Manchester City for Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus and remain confident of securing a deal for a fee in the region of £40million.
