The summer transfer window may only be open for a week, but Arsenal lost some time to get signatures through the door. Gunners announced that Brazilian miracle worker Marquinhos joined Sao Paulo earlier this week, while Matt Turner’s agreed signing of the New England Revolution is expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
Now it seems that Arsenal is approaching another signing, after negotiating with Porto for attacking midfielder Fabio Vieira. The Portuguese club has confirmed that the 22-year-old will move to London in a deal worth a total of 34 million pounds, which includes a potential of 5 million pounds in bonuses.
Vieira is primarily an attacking midfielder, with the ability to play as number ten, as attacking number 8 in a three-pointer in midfield and on each flank. The maestro with the left foot is similar to the other Portuguese star Bernardo Silva in some respects, given that the duo can both drive with the ball at their feet and unlock the defense with precise passes, while never deviating from the defensive your obligations.
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If the head of Portugal under 21 Rui Jorge is to be believed, Arsenal will get an extremely promising player if they sign Vieira. Speaking to Vieira last year, Jorge said: “Fabio had a good match.
“He is a very technically advanced player, he is good at defining, but he has to improve some aspects of his game to become a full player. He knows this and will work on these aspects. Fabio has a great future if he sees fit. I think he wants to be the player he can be. I believe we can meet a great player. “
The young playmaker scored seven goals and provided an incredible 16 assists in all competitions last term – numbers that will be music for Arsenal fans. Although extremely flexible, Vieira is likely to act as a central midfielder in Mikel Arteta’s preferred 4-3-3 system.
Given this, what exactly could the Arsenal team look like at the start of the 2022/23 season with Vieira in Arteta’s starting XI? Here we will see how Arsenal can line up next season with the attacking midfielder aside.
GK: Aaron Ramsdale
RB: Takehiro Tomiyasu
CB: Ben White
CB: Gabriel
LB: Kieran Tierney
CDM: Thomas Party
CM: Fabio Vieira
CM: Martin Odegaard
RW: Bucaio Saka
LW: Gabriel Martinelli
ST: Eddie Nketia
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