Final Fabio Vieira transfer decision made as Arsenal update given

Fabio Vieira's clip astatine FC Porto is coming to an extremity aft being fixed the accidental to regain his signifier and commencement afresh.

The 25-year-old spent the past twelvemonth connected indebtedness with the Portuguese giants aft making a imperishable determination to Arsenal successful 2022. Signed for up to £35 million, the Gunners had precocious hopes for the promising young attacker but things did not spell to program for the midfielder.

He lone went connected to marque 22 Premier League appearances nether Mikel Arteta successful his archetypal season. After 11 outings successful his 2nd campaign, Vieira had to acquisition country connected a groin issue.

Vieira, who struggled to unafraid a spot successful the starting XI upon his return, returned to his erstwhile nine Porto successful anticipation of rediscovering his form.

Although it was a play to hide for the Dragons, Vieira featured successful 42 games, registering 5 goals and six assists - his champion instrumentality since the 2021/22 season.

After a hard spell astatine the Emirates, determination was anticipation that Porto would connection him a caller commencement connected a imperishable basis.

"This is simply a spot I americium acquainted with, it's my location and it was present wherever everything started erstwhile I was a child," Vieira said this during his unveiling by the Portuguese giants.

However, that is each acceptable to extremity connected July 1. According to Portuguese paper O Jogo, Porto has 'no intention' to effort a caller indebtedness oregon to negociate a transportation for Vieira.

It's said the midfielder's wage is 'too high' for the blues and whites. But adjacent if Vieira was keen to little his wage to instrumentality to his boyhood club, his performances passim the play were reportedly 'not convincing enough' successful the eyes of those liable astatine the nine to marque a propulsion for a imperishable signing.

After participating successful the Club World Cup - adding to Porto’s disappointing play pursuing their exit successful the radical stages - Vieira is acceptable to bask immoderate prime clip with his household earlier returning to northbound London.

Arsenal will question to Singapore successful July arsenic portion of the club's authoritative pre-season preparations.

The Gunners volition play 2 fixtures portion successful the country, with the archetypal being against AC Milan connected Wednesday, July 23.

They volition past play Newcastle United connected Sunday, July 27, with some matches to beryllium played successful the 55,000-capacity National Stadium. Arsenal volition past alert to Hong Kong successful China wherever they volition play northbound London rivals Tottenham connected Thursday, July 31.

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