After FC Porto announced at the end of last week that they had reached an agreement with Arsenal on the sale of Fábio Vieira (22), the Premier League club also officially announced completion on Tuesday. According to Gunners, the midfielder has signed a long-term contract at the Thames.
The Londoners initially did not provide any further information on the general conditions. The Portuguese champions had put the transfer fee at 40 million euros, of which 5 million euros are tied to achieving sporting success. So far this summer, only Aurélien Tchouameni (from Monaco to Real Madrid), Darwin Núñez (from Benfica to Liverpool) and Erling Haaland (from BVB to Man City) have been more expensive than Vieira, who made his breakthrough in the 2021/22 season.
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“We are delighted to have completed the signing of Fabio from FC Porto. Fabio is a player with special qualities who feels comfortable in the last third of the field. We are all looking forward to working with him,” said Arsenal technical director Edú Gaspar. Coach Mikel Arteta added: “I am very pleased that we have identified and signed such a special talent. Fabio is a very creative player who will bring quality and versatility to our attacking game.”
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