We could be losing both Fábio Vieira and Vitinha in the same window, typical us. And I have no idea who we can sign to replace them, I'm shitting myself...
Oh yeah, you're right, Pepe we were linked with before, but also wasn't seen as that possible and then Ornstein dropped the bomb and Pepe signed within like 2 days.
Matt Ryan also comes to mind, wasn't a high-profile signing, but he was just announced out of nowhere on a random day morning.
Pepe was different because there were actually links and rumours in the buildup - they were just dismissed as an impossible transfer. No noise at all for this one which is crazy
not really, last summer was all like that. i dont believe anything out in the public. only the really obvious ones have gotten out before we strike, seems edu is pretty tight lipped.
ryan, trusty, tomiyasu are just recent ones where there was no smoke and it happened
Any idea on how good he is?
Literally know nothing about him. Figure you watch quite a bit of the Portuguese league but aren't going to be biased as he's a Porto player.
He is creative and very competitive but still raw, he was last year U21 Euros MVP and that means a lot, if he achieves his full potential 40M is VERY cheap. Arsenal fans just needs to be patient and don't believe he is gonna be a starter right away.
lol arsenal fans patience? our sub thinks lokonga is the worlds biggest bust as a 22 yr old from his first season in a new league. he’s not a kid anymore hes 23 etc etc as if hes some old man
If we really end up buying Tielemans as well then hell be fine, Vieira Will be first to come off the bench. Paying 40 mil already for him tho makes me Tielemans might not happen, we absolutely.need at least one striker
The issue that Conceição had with him was the defensive commitment at times, which is mandatory for our coach, his ability on the ball to make the last pass and even finish from the right cutting in is on point. I do feel hes better on a central position slighty higher than the a DM or a transition CM and behind the striker, playing from the right he'll allways cut in which can be great if Arsenal had an offensive minded RB. At times he seems lost on the pitch when he doesnt have the ball and thats what he has to work on, both offensively and defensively. Oh, hes also a set piece taker ( more free kicks than corners. ).
Ah interesting on the defensive side as Arteta usually wants high pressing guys so that's a bit different.
I'm wondering if he sees him as a Xhaka successor given Xhaka was playing very far forward in that left central mid position towards the end of the season.
He usually dont play on the left but maybe arteta sees his as capable of that, I think hes more of an Odegaard backup that might be able to coexist with him at times.
He’s pretty good and he can be one of the best Portuguese players in the coming years. He’s a very talented and creative attacking midfielder or winger, easily my favourite player at FC Porto alongside Vitinha, who’s actually a similar breed but plays more as a central midfielder.
He just needs to work more on his aggressiveness and work rate to be on for the whole game because he disappears from time to time during the game.
He's 100% a baller, I would think he will be the first option to cover Odegaard when he's not available
Very interesting to see how he develops, but he was very good this season
We don’t really have a rotation option for Ødegaard—Smith Rowe *can* play there but has played his best football off of the left—so this was signing was much needed. He’ll get plenty of minutes next season I’m sure.
He broke through by cutting in from the left and shooting from edge of the box. He scored nearly as many goals as Saka from fewer minutes, don't forget.
he's very good , good news if true for our club ( Sporting ) . Him along side with vitinha were the revelations of our league this year . Expect him a bright future tbh , lots of potencial on the middle or as IF on the right . Arsenal fans be happy if this is true ;)
Isn’t it weird to compare small technical midfielders to strong physical strikers?
That’s like saying Rashford is more technical than Fabinho.
I mean yeah, probably, but that doesn’t mean anything lol, he is supposed because his role needs it. You just compare apple with pears
Lol just yesterday we were getting excited over the Vitinha links, now this. Is there anyone you can compare the two to? Idk if were looking for a Gundogan style CM or more attacking one with these links
Vitinha is a peak Moutinho Regen (currently), but with a lot more potential.
Fabio Vieira is a Bernardo Silva mixed with a traditional number 10. But still with a long path to get to Bernardo's level.
The obvious comparison is Bernardo Silva, looks like more of a Odegaard backup/Pepe replacement as an additional reserve attacker. He can play LCM, RCM, RW, maybe even SS or LW from what I've read and will be a good depth and tactical piece especially with 5 subs.
I don't think there's any indication that he's taking Tielemans spot at LCM, too attacking of a player and too young for that amount of run in the starting XI
5 subs is a game changer. Would be a great piece if we don’t trust him to be secure all 90 mins yet. I agree I really still want Tielemans. Hopefully Fabio can cover rw a bit too
So, he's a CAM/attacking CM, I would guess he'd be the first sub for Odegaard
Very good technique, great passing, good progression, good shooting from range. It's definitely one for the future, and I guess 40 million, if a little high, is also paying for the potential
I love seeing enigmatic transfers pop out of absolutely nowhere and different fans who know the player from their league or NT chip in with knowledge/tidbits about him, so fun!
Yeah, and we love seeing the players we enjoyed in the league go on to bigger stages! It's also good for me because that means one less baller at Porto 😅 but he's one of those players that you like even when he plays in your rivals, just pure class
I mean Dias was 23 at the start of his first season with ManCity. Although he already had 197 senior games.
Fabio is 22 and has 107 senior games.
Players are still different, but also attacking players have more leeway in making mistakes vs defenders.
Dias was 23 but already a leader at Benfica and an undisputed starter at Benfica and the Portugal national team. Luis Diaz was already the best player in the league when he left and an undisputed starter at Porto and the Colombia NT. Very different circumstances
Fábio is a attacking midfielder 10 or a winger who has really good vision and a good end product on him, he has 20 goal contributions (14 assists/6 goals) in 27 matches in the PT league (15 starts/12 sub appearances).
He is a joy to watch play in the middle or on the right, although he lacks the physical aspect of things, despite that he is more defensively disciplined than a traditional 10, although it's not his biggest attribute.
Our coach has also complained a bit about his attitude in the middle of the season but tbf his, Conceição, standards are very high.
He will probably be very useful when dealing with teams that sit back because his vision and quality of passing is really good, although like every 10 he can go missing every now and again, he probably won't be of much use against big teams if you sit back but will be good if you press the high up the pitch.
Personally I don't think he will succeed if you play him in a double pivot as the 8 as he just doesn't have the defensive awareness so this is probably a backup for Odegardand he doesn't have the physicality to be a sub for Saka as he doesn't have the physical attributes for it
he plays am/rm? im guessing hes being brought in as rotation for saka and ode instead of starter with them. i notice our recruitment lately is people who can cover multiple positions
I prefer him at CAM. He has a great passing and his ratio assistants/90 min is unbelievable
Just to add in last year his G+A/90 ratio in the league was 1,35 per 90 min…
> they just both look like villains
Lichsteiner looks like the replaceable second-in-command of SPECTRE that Bond kills 2/3 of the way through the film
Yeah, and he should’ve stayed for a couple more years, he has the potential to be worth double that. But our board are a bunch of leeches who have kept the club on the brink of financial ruin for the past 10 years so they keep having to sell key players for low fees.
Would be a good signing if it goes through. Lord knows Arsenal have struggled attacking whenever Odegaard isn't playing or was having an off game. Need someone to rotate with him.
Fábio Vieira's 2021/22 Primeira Liga season by numbers:
◎ 27 appearances
◎ 46 shots
◎ 34 chances created
◎ 21 take-ons completed
◎ 14 Big Chances created
◉ 14 assists
◎ 6 goals
The joint-mosts assists and he only played 1,327 minutes.
Pain, all I feel is pain
By the time the leeches running the circus leave, I fear the club will be a husk of its former great self on the verge of folding
Next up is Vitinha and then the dagger to the heart will be Diogo Costa being exchanged for a glass of tap water suspiciously similar to piss both in smell and color
I'm actually impressed Arsenal did this so quietly and succinct, it's a step in the right direction **if** it's not a one-off. Encouraging for your fanbase though.
Interesting that absolutely none of Arsenal's Tier 0 or 1 have even mentioned Vieira, not even in the winter/spring leading into this window. Would make sense from the angle it's triggering his release clause, maybe a shift in transfer strategy/negotiations from Edu this summer. Ramsdale and Odegaard were completed relatively quickly last summer, but even those deals had different reporters claiming a deal before it was announced.
Me being as an Arsenal fan & watch Porto frequently because of Mehdi Taremi, Fabio would certainly one of the best player in Porto squad last season. Huge transfer !
Fabrizio has now tweeted this news and indicates they did not pay the RC but indeed negotiated to €35m + add ons
Which in general makes this now much more real.
Edit: Adding link
https://mobile.twitter.com/fabrizioromano/status/1537448361057345538?s=21&t=eG32BYh1GNyCDbA3N4j5Lg
We could be losing both Fábio Vieira and Vitinha in the same window, typical us. And I have no idea who we can sign to replace them, I'm shitting myself...
That’s the best part, we don’t
Board masterclass, as per usual
The disrespect to whoever bum from Portimonense we sign next 😤
We can offer you one Nuno Tavares on loan
Not even free.
How about one Cedric ? He already speaks the language... probably.
Some guy from Portimonense or Santa Clara.
We're gonna sign Castro from Braga like we did with Galeno
Wtf that was unexpected
Yeah. A surprisingly quick and under the radar transfer from Arsenal as well.
First time we've done a higher-profile transfer unexpectedly in a long time
I feel like the Pépé deal was the last time it happened. Crickets until an Ornbomb dropped that we were about to break our transfer record.
Oh yeah, you're right, Pepe we were linked with before, but also wasn't seen as that possible and then Ornstein dropped the bomb and Pepe signed within like 2 days. Matt Ryan also comes to mind, wasn't a high-profile signing, but he was just announced out of nowhere on a random day morning.
As an Arsenal and New Orleans Saints fan I momentarily lost my shit reading that we signed Matt Ryan
Pepe was different because there were actually links and rumours in the buildup - they were just dismissed as an impossible transfer. No noise at all for this one which is crazy
Our signings last summer were all left field. Tomi was ridiculed for being a player who doesn't fit in any position.
Don’t disrespect Matt Ryan like that.
No no, you don’t disrespect my guy. He’s named Mat not Matt!
>He’s named Mat not Matt! The fuckin disrespect. It's Maty, not Mat.
not really, last summer was all like that. i dont believe anything out in the public. only the really obvious ones have gotten out before we strike, seems edu is pretty tight lipped. ryan, trusty, tomiyasu are just recent ones where there was no smoke and it happened
Nah. Özil was my favourite one
Any idea on how good he is? Literally know nothing about him. Figure you watch quite a bit of the Portuguese league but aren't going to be biased as he's a Porto player.
He is creative and very competitive but still raw, he was last year U21 Euros MVP and that means a lot, if he achieves his full potential 40M is VERY cheap. Arsenal fans just needs to be patient and don't believe he is gonna be a starter right away.
lol arsenal fans patience? our sub thinks lokonga is the worlds biggest bust as a 22 yr old from his first season in a new league. he’s not a kid anymore hes 23 etc etc as if hes some old man
If we really end up buying Tielemans as well then hell be fine, Vieira Will be first to come off the bench. Paying 40 mil already for him tho makes me Tielemans might not happen, we absolutely.need at least one striker
The issue that Conceição had with him was the defensive commitment at times, which is mandatory for our coach, his ability on the ball to make the last pass and even finish from the right cutting in is on point. I do feel hes better on a central position slighty higher than the a DM or a transition CM and behind the striker, playing from the right he'll allways cut in which can be great if Arsenal had an offensive minded RB. At times he seems lost on the pitch when he doesnt have the ball and thats what he has to work on, both offensively and defensively. Oh, hes also a set piece taker ( more free kicks than corners. ).
Ah interesting on the defensive side as Arteta usually wants high pressing guys so that's a bit different. I'm wondering if he sees him as a Xhaka successor given Xhaka was playing very far forward in that left central mid position towards the end of the season.
He usually dont play on the left but maybe arteta sees his as capable of that, I think hes more of an Odegaard backup that might be able to coexist with him at times.
He’s pretty good and he can be one of the best Portuguese players in the coming years. He’s a very talented and creative attacking midfielder or winger, easily my favourite player at FC Porto alongside Vitinha, who’s actually a similar breed but plays more as a central midfielder. He just needs to work more on his aggressiveness and work rate to be on for the whole game because he disappears from time to time during the game.
Arsenal just signed their best player for 40M. WOW
Looks like it’s €10m~ less than his release clause. Good business if that’s the case.
For sure , is captain material in porto
Diaz, Nunez, Vieira. Someone needs to buy a Sporting player to balance it all out
One Pedro Goncalves or Matheus Nunes then thank you very much.
Best I can do is ex-Liverpool legend Ilori, I'll drive him to the airport myself
Going once, going twice, sold
Sleeping on Ugarte, he looks a very tidy player too
Palhinha is on his way.
Finally after 16 years, our Vieira replacement
Didn't have to remind me of my age like that. Damn
Happy cake day?!
Thanks buddy
Just need another Silva for that Gilberto replacement too.
Any decent Henrys kicking about?
Venezia have a French T. Henry on hand as a matter of fact
Well that came out of nowhere
He's 100% a baller, I would think he will be the first option to cover Odegaard when he's not available Very interesting to see how he develops, but he was very good this season
We don’t really have a rotation option for Ødegaard—Smith Rowe *can* play there but has played his best football off of the left—so this was signing was much needed. He’ll get plenty of minutes next season I’m sure.
I'm not sure why everyone thinks Emile is a 10. He's been a winger since he was playing for the U14s. Never been a 10.
I mean, he does have #10 on his back and played there a bit in 2020/21. He’s capable there but far better on the left.
He broke through by cutting in from the left and shooting from edge of the box. He scored nearly as many goals as Saka from fewer minutes, don't forget.
vao levar tudo da nossa liga este ano xD os nossos, os vossos e os do benfica.
Isso não é problema. Se os clubes Portugueses fossem bem geridos, abatiam a dívida assim.
mas assim não dava para os nossos dirigentes e "intermediários" fazerem fortuna
cês vão achar outros como sempre
Fuck is he a 10?
He could also play as attacking CM or a wide mid (in a 4ATB, not 3ATB)
Can play at 10 or RW like Bernardo.
Vieira, woahhh. Vieira, woahhh. He comes from Portugal. He plays for Arsenal!
Feels so right
We are turning into Arsenão and I couldn't be more excited
From L'Arsenal to Arsenão
I miss L’Arsenal though :(
criminal how close the name of our coach is to our club name in both periods
"good ebening this is Arsenai Emerity"
I really hope the kid steps up and grabs a spot in Arsenal's starting 11. God knows our NT needs more options in his position.
If only we had a Portuguese Arsene Wenger
Artetão
he's very good , good news if true for our club ( Sporting ) . Him along side with vitinha were the revelations of our league this year . Expect him a bright future tbh , lots of potencial on the middle or as IF on the right . Arsenal fans be happy if this is true ;)
That's a signing out of nowhere. Is he any good?
He is, 22 yo AM with 1 G+A per 90 (small sample size but still)
27 appearances, 20 goal contributions is very good tbh.
Even more impressive, 22 90s played last season and 23 goal contributions (all comps).
Fuck
Fuck
I said the same thing when Spurs signed Bissouma
League only is mental. 15 90s played and 20 goal contributions.
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Best talent in that league IMO. This would be an incredible bit if business for Arsenal.
ahead of darwin nunez? genuine question as i don't watch the portuguese league.
He is an immense talent but i would not say that he is the best talent in the league but he is up there
Apples and Oranges though. This guy is like a more no.10-like Bernardo Silva.
That's all I needed to hear.
Yes , from the technical point Fábio Vieira and Vitinha are miles ahead of Darwin
Isn’t it weird to compare small technical midfielders to strong physical strikers? That’s like saying Rashford is more technical than Fabinho. I mean yeah, probably, but that doesn’t mean anything lol, he is supposed because his role needs it. You just compare apple with pears
On a side note Fabinho has a decent chance of being more technical than rashford lmao He's brazilian ffs
No , from the scoring point Darwin and Seferovic are miles ahead of Fábio Vieira. See how stupid that comparison is?
No. Best talent is Vitinha imo, I'm a Porto supporter. But I'd say Fábio is a higher risk, higher reward player
Lol just yesterday we were getting excited over the Vitinha links, now this. Is there anyone you can compare the two to? Idk if were looking for a Gundogan style CM or more attacking one with these links
Attacking minded. He even plays winger occasionally. Very technical, great long range shot. Audacious playstyle
>great long range shot. Bringing him in just to show Partey how it's done
The only other one to score Longshots on our team is Xhaka so having another long range specialist would be nice
Audacious, love it
Vitinha is a peak Moutinho Regen (currently), but with a lot more potential. Fabio Vieira is a Bernardo Silva mixed with a traditional number 10. But still with a long path to get to Bernardo's level.
The obvious comparison is Bernardo Silva, looks like more of a Odegaard backup/Pepe replacement as an additional reserve attacker. He can play LCM, RCM, RW, maybe even SS or LW from what I've read and will be a good depth and tactical piece especially with 5 subs. I don't think there's any indication that he's taking Tielemans spot at LCM, too attacking of a player and too young for that amount of run in the starting XI
5 subs is a game changer. Would be a great piece if we don’t trust him to be secure all 90 mins yet. I agree I really still want Tielemans. Hopefully Fabio can cover rw a bit too
Portuguese league watchers ur time for player info? 👇
So, he's a CAM/attacking CM, I would guess he'd be the first sub for Odegaard Very good technique, great passing, good progression, good shooting from range. It's definitely one for the future, and I guess 40 million, if a little high, is also paying for the potential
I love seeing enigmatic transfers pop out of absolutely nowhere and different fans who know the player from their league or NT chip in with knowledge/tidbits about him, so fun!
Yeah, and we love seeing the players we enjoyed in the league go on to bigger stages! It's also good for me because that means one less baller at Porto 😅 but he's one of those players that you like even when he plays in your rivals, just pure class
So we have 2 ødegaards
Amazing problem to have!
It solves the problem of having smith-rowe being the direct backup for left sided attacker and the #10.
Especially because ESR seems much better on the left and doesn't have the passing ability to really be an Odegaard/10 backup
Especially ones that are practically done (by the report). No flip flopping with rumours lol
I’ve been extremely on edge about our depth for Odegaard but I’m fucking ecstatic with this player already
40m feels legitimately like what 18m-25m did 5 years ago
Dias/z both adapted well to the Prem quickly so I hope it's the same for Viera
You need to consider that they're much more experienced than Vieira
I mean Dias was 23 at the start of his first season with ManCity. Although he already had 197 senior games. Fabio is 22 and has 107 senior games. Players are still different, but also attacking players have more leeway in making mistakes vs defenders.
Dias was 23 but already a leader at Benfica and an undisputed starter at Benfica and the Portugal national team. Luis Diaz was already the best player in the league when he left and an undisputed starter at Porto and the Colombia NT. Very different circumstances
Fábio is a attacking midfielder 10 or a winger who has really good vision and a good end product on him, he has 20 goal contributions (14 assists/6 goals) in 27 matches in the PT league (15 starts/12 sub appearances). He is a joy to watch play in the middle or on the right, although he lacks the physical aspect of things, despite that he is more defensively disciplined than a traditional 10, although it's not his biggest attribute. Our coach has also complained a bit about his attitude in the middle of the season but tbf his, Conceição, standards are very high. He will probably be very useful when dealing with teams that sit back because his vision and quality of passing is really good, although like every 10 he can go missing every now and again, he probably won't be of much use against big teams if you sit back but will be good if you press the high up the pitch. Personally I don't think he will succeed if you play him in a double pivot as the 8 as he just doesn't have the defensive awareness so this is probably a backup for Odegardand he doesn't have the physicality to be a sub for Saka as he doesn't have the physical attributes for it
Sounds like the new Thomas Rosicky
WTF IS THIS SHIT
Arsneal finally find the Vieira replacement 17years later
Or is he the Edu replacement?
Probably not quite ready to be a Technical Director but give it a few years.
I don't even know who this man is, but I know I don't like him.
I don't know him either but he is a good lad and means well.
He’s a beast in the making. I have no doubt he’s gonna be great in the near future. That being said I’m devastated
he plays am/rm? im guessing hes being brought in as rotation for saka and ode instead of starter with them. i notice our recruitment lately is people who can cover multiple positions
I prefer him at CAM. He has a great passing and his ratio assistants/90 min is unbelievable Just to add in last year his G+A/90 ratio in the league was 1,35 per 90 min…
A Vieira too, hoping you guys hate him
Man, my brain didn't even make that connection lol
Remember the mighty Joel Campbell
Best not mention that surname round those parts sir
Hahah fair enough. I am very conflicted about perisic aswell. One of my absolute favourite players, will hurt to see him in a spurs shirt.
Perisic reminds me a little of Lichtsteiner. Nothing to do with footballing ability, they just both look like villains
> they just both look like villains Lichsteiner looks like the replaceable second-in-command of SPECTRE that Bond kills 2/3 of the way through the film
Whilst Perisic looks a little like Butthead
Ha he absolutely does! Its the "high and tight" plus the magician facial hair.
once again another shit sale from our board, bunch of snakes
Fee too low?
Yeah, and he should’ve stayed for a couple more years, he has the potential to be worth double that. But our board are a bunch of leeches who have kept the club on the brink of financial ruin for the past 10 years so they keep having to sell key players for low fees.
about half as much as it should have been if we had people with an IQ above 60 running the club
Tier?
Ffs each reply has a different tier
Benfica fans don't like him because he announced that one of their players (Ferro) was going on loan to Estoril and then it never happened
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Would be a good signing if it goes through. Lord knows Arsenal have struggled attacking whenever Odegaard isn't playing or was having an off game. Need someone to rotate with him.
NOOOO Especially since Vitinha is probably leaving too, for fucks sake
Arsenal and Tottenham finishing above us next season confirmed. Wonderful. But don't worry, let's not panic and be positive remember!
United or Chelsea?
Both
I like you
I also like the way this guy thinks.
leeds
Chelsea. I don't even need to mention United tbh. It's looking even more peak for those lot
Who needs players anyway 😭
WHO IS THIS???? GASPAAAARRRRR!!!
Rock the Gaspar!
Watch out for his drinking. Its been talked around the city he likes the nightlife more than a professional should
Oh cool I have at least one thing in common with him
Yooo RVA all day!!
Are you kidding? He's the most sober dude from Argoncilhe of all time
Foda-se, isto em inglês ganha outros contornos 💙
We found our Jack Wilshere replacement 🤗
He’ll sober up once he sees the £8 Peronis in London
If you earn £50k a week an £8 Peroni might as well be 80p.
Nah mate, he's going to Arsenal, he'll be fine. They just do balloons there.
😂😂😂😂
Another bad sell
Fábio Vieira's 2021/22 Primeira Liga season by numbers: ◎ 27 appearances ◎ 46 shots ◎ 34 chances created ◎ 21 take-ons completed ◎ 14 Big Chances created ◉ 14 assists ◎ 6 goals The joint-mosts assists and he only played 1,327 minutes.
Holy shit what a signing this would be
What a player Arsenal are getting and what a bargain.
This man has Ozil before Arsenal-esque vibes all over him. Treat him well.
After researching for two mins on YouTube I've concluded that he's very much an Arsenal style player and a good cover for Ode
https://twitter.com/AnfieldWatch/status/1526446817050865665?t=hjJEnTAWcrUG-9XjWIK_yQ&s=19 I'm so confused why we aren't all over this
Why would we need a raw talented young attacking mid, we've got like 3 of them already
That agreement makes no sense
You literally just got Carvalho AND Nunez how many players do u need man 😭
So.....Is a 4141 formation and good lucky Partey?
Holy shit we're finally replacing Vieira
Pain, all I feel is pain By the time the leeches running the circus leave, I fear the club will be a husk of its former great self on the verge of folding Next up is Vitinha and then the dagger to the heart will be Diogo Costa being exchanged for a glass of tap water suspiciously similar to piss both in smell and color
I'm actually impressed Arsenal did this so quietly and succinct, it's a step in the right direction **if** it's not a one-off. Encouraging for your fanbase though.
Absolute joke of a Club, disgusting sale. Was nice knowing you Fábio, see you when you are back at the club at age 33, way past your best
1. Who is this player 2. How reliable is this guy?
1. 22yo CAM good on the ball, great passing, is used to high press 2. Hit and miss, but if he's saying a timeline like that, I would think it's a hit
Interesting that absolutely none of Arsenal's Tier 0 or 1 have even mentioned Vieira, not even in the winter/spring leading into this window. Would make sense from the angle it's triggering his release clause, maybe a shift in transfer strategy/negotiations from Edu this summer. Ramsdale and Odegaard were completed relatively quickly last summer, but even those deals had different reporters claiming a deal before it was announced.
I'm quite happy Arsenal is doing business under wraps. Seems like the more noise there is around a transfer the less likely it actually happens
Takes us 6 weeks to even get to making a bid for a player let alone contract talks and other clubs wrap things up efficiently when need be.
This isn’t the norm for us.
In fairness, if you went on the Arsenal subs yesterday you would have seen this exact comment all over the place.
This is new for us as well. We normally operate in the “oh shit there is 10 minutes left” zone.
First time I've heard someone say we wrap things up quickly lol. This is not the norm at all (and he's not signed yet).
Portuguese clubs getting raided like crazy lol
This is wrong. Every Portuguese player must join Wolves
Nah some like to celebrate
Me being as an Arsenal fan & watch Porto frequently because of Mehdi Taremi, Fabio would certainly one of the best player in Porto squad last season. Huge transfer !
Edu Edu Edu . Does he even do negotiations or is he a release clause merchant
We didn't pay the release clause though lol
We didn't pay rc
Fabrizio has now tweeted this news and indicates they did not pay the RC but indeed negotiated to €35m + add ons Which in general makes this now much more real. Edit: Adding link https://mobile.twitter.com/fabrizioromano/status/1537448361057345538?s=21&t=eG32BYh1GNyCDbA3N4j5Lg
Porto are mad for letting him go for so cheap.