{"id":21300,"date":"2022-06-17T09:01:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T13:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/17\/official-fabio-vieira-becomes-arsenals-second-summer-signing\/"},"modified":"2022-06-17T09:01:14","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T13:01:14","slug":"official-fabio-vieira-becomes-arsenals-second-summer-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/17\/official-fabio-vieira-becomes-arsenals-second-summer-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: Fabio Vieira becomes Arsenal\u2019s second summer signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>FC Porto have confirmed the sale of Fabio Vieira to Arsenal in an official statement, bringing the deal to a close less than 24 hours after it hit the media.<\/p>\n<p>News only broke on Thursday afternoon that a deal was in the works for the 22-year-old midfielder, who had also previously caught the eye of Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Able to play as an attacking midfielder, in the wide areas or as a second striker when required, he returned 6 goals and 14 assists in 27 Liga Portugal outings this campaign, despite not being an altogether regular starter.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he is north London bound, with an official statement on the part of the Portuguese side revealing that they are set to net up to 40m euros from the operation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeal complete for amount of \u20ac40m, and of these, \u20ac5m are dependent on achievement of sports objectives\u201d, they wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Official, confirmed. Arsenal signs F\u00e1bio Vieira from FC Porto on a permanent deal, Portuguese club statement announces. \u26aa\ufe0f?? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeal complete for amount of \u20ac40m, and of these, \u20ac5m are dependent on achievement of sports objectives\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oaRLXGpeVX\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/oaRLXGpeVX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1537734754778419202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>What next for Arsenal?<\/h2>\n<p>Gabriel Jesus and Youri Tielemans are both still priorities for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal this summer, with deals seemingly getting closer for both players.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, they were previously linked with cover at full-back, as well as a left-sided centreback and a winger. Aaron Hickey, Raphinha and Nico Schlotterbeck have all previously been mentioned as potential targets.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1718148\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1718148\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1718148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1240237858-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Official: Fabio Vieira becomes Arsenal\u2019s second summer signing\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1240237858-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1240237858-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1240237858-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1240237858-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1240237858-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1240237858-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1240237858-910x607.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1718148\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leeds United\u2019s Raphinha has emerged as a target for the Gunners (Photo by Craig Mercer\/MB Media\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Eddie Nketiah is set to sign a new contract, with reports suggesting that he will also receive the no.14 shirt, previously worn by Theo Walcott, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Thierry Henry.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/transfers\/fridays-transfer-rumours-martinez-vieira-tielemans-nunes-lewandowski-and-more\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Friday\u2019s transfer rumours: Martinez, Vieira, Tielemans, Nunes, Lewandowski and more<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/features\/arsenal-project-remains-in-good-hands-with-edu-and-mikel-arteta\/\" rel=\"v:url\">F\u00e1bio Vieira deal shows Arsenal can keep faith in Mikel Arteta and Edu<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FC Porto have confirmed the sale of Fabio Vieira to Arsenal in an official statement, bringing the deal to a close less than 24 hours after it hit the media. 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