The news comes from Portuguese journalist Pedro Sepúlveda:
❗️EXCLUSIVE. Fábio Vieira vai ser jogador do @Arsenal . Já exists acordo entre o @FCPorto oh #Arsenal. Value of the termination clause of 40 million euros.
✈️ Fábio Vieira viaja nas proximas horas para London. 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 an agreement between @FCPorto and #Arsenal.
“The amount of the termination clause is 40 million euros.
“Fábio Vieira is going to London in the next few hours.”
It is unclear at this stage whether Arsenal have met the full €40m release clause or if they have reached another deal with Porto, and it should be noted that some in the replies to the tweet above Above claim that Vieira’s release clause is actually 50 million euros.
This was later reinforced when Fabrizio Romano got involved in things:
Arsenal’s final offer submitted for Fábio Vieira: €35m guaranteed plus bonuses. They won’t activate the €50m release clause but have decided to negotiate with Porto. ⭐️🇵🇹 #AFC
Porto are ready to accept, once final details on payment terms are discussed.
— Fabrice Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 16, 2022
The 22-year-old is touted as one of the best young talents to ever come through at Porto with comparisons made to Bruno Fernandes, although those who have watched him regularly believe he is a player who will become many, many better. than Manchester United man.
There has been little to no noise around this player or any connection to Arsenal before that.
Aged 22 at the end of May, Vieira is under contract until 2025 and has scored seven goals, with 16 assists, in 39 games.
He is currently valued at around £22.5m, with some saying even at €40m he would be a steal.
If that’s true, Arsenal fans should be delighted. Portugal’s brightest midfielder at the moment. If he avoids injuries, he is ready for a brilliant career. https://t.co/dg09lQyje7
—Tom Kundert (@PortuGoal1) June 16, 2022
Fábio Vieira, FC Porto 2021-2022 Model midfielder and attacking midfielder, Radar pic.twitter.com/HEjmwzdJLj
— Scott Willis (@oh_that_crab) June 16, 2022
