Arsenal have reportedly agreed a deal with FC Porto for the signing of attacking midfielder, Fábio Vieira.
The news comes via Portuguese journalist, Pedro Sepúlveda:
❗️EXCLUSIVO. Fábio Vieira vai ser jogador do @Arsenal . Já existe acordo entre o @FCPorto e o #Arsenal. Valor da cláusula de rescisão é de 40 milhões de euros.
✈️ Fábio Vieira viaja nas próximas horas para Londres. pic.twitter.com/Evj0eSdt3y
— Pedro Sepúlveda (@pedromsepulveda) June 16, 2022
Translated, and without emojis, it says, “EXCLUSIVE. Fábio Vieira will be a @Arsenal player. There is already agreement between @FCPorto and #Arsenal.
“Value of the termination clause is 40 million euros.
“Fábio Vieira travels to London in the next few hours.”
It is not clear at this point if Arsenal have met the full release clause of €40m or if they have come to another agreement with Porto, and it should be noted that some in the replies to the above tweet are claiming that Vieira’s release clause is actually €50m.
This was then reinforced when Fabrizio Romano got involved with things:
https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1537448361057345538
The deal is reportedly a five-year one, according to Record in Portugal, who also note that Vieira is represented by Jorges Mendes.
His medical is expected to take place on Friday.
The 22-year-old is billed as one of the best young talents to have ever come through at Porto with comparisons being made with Bruno Fernandes, although those who have watched him regularly believe him to be a player who will become much, much better than the Manchester United man.
There has been little-to-no noise around this player nor any links to Arsenal prior to this.
Turning 22 at the end of May, Vieira is under contract until 2025 and scored seven goals, with 16 assists, in 39 games.
He is currently valued at around £22.5m with some saying even at €40m it would be a steal.
If this is true Arsenal fans should be excited. Portugal's brightest midfield prospect right now. If he avoids injury he's set for a glittering career. https://t.co/dg09lQyje7
— Tom Kundert (@PortuGoal1) June 16, 2022
Fábio Vieira, FC Porto 2021-2022 Midfield and Attacking Midfield Template, Radar pic.twitter.com/HEjmwzdJLj
— Scott Willis (@oh_that_crab) June 16, 2022
This is a very interesting similar players list
Fábio Vieira – FC Porto 2021-2022 Most Similar Players Table pic.twitter.com/feZ7RmVr4P
— Scott Willis (@oh_that_crab) June 16, 2022