Both clubs confirm
This article first appeared on June 17 and has been updated once Arsenal confirmed the transfer.
Arsenal have signed Fábio Vieira from Porto. After the Portuguese club confirmed a transfer agreement on Friday morning, Arsenal also confirmed the deal on Tuesday. Porto will receive €35 million, plus €5 million in performance-based bonuses. Vieira becomes one of the ten most expensive outgoing transfers in Porto’s club history (overview).
”I am very excited that we have identified and signed such a special talent,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said in a club statement. Fabio is a very creative player that will bring high quality and versatility to our attacking play. We welcome Fabio and his family to our club and are looking forward to starting work with him ahead of the new season.”
For Arsenal, the Vieira deal is just the beginning of a busy transfer summer that could also see the arrival of Youri Tielemans (Leicester City) and Gabriel Jesus (Man City). As for Vieira, this summer only Aurélien Tchouameni (from Monaco to Real Madrid), Darwin Núñez (from Benfica to Liverpool), and Erling Haaland (from Dortmund to Man City) were more expensive. The 22-year-old managed to become a star for Porto during the second half of the season. A flexible attacking midfielder, Vieira was mostly an off-the-bench player during the first half of the season before finally achieving his breakthrough after the winter.
Tchouameni, Haaland & Co. – The biggest done deals of the summer
David Neres | Shakhtar -> Benfica | Market value: €20m
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Fee: €15.3m
This gallery takes into account both transfer fee and market value. The higher number is decisive for the ranking.
As of 21 June 2022
Philippe Coutinho | Barça -> Aston Villa (previously on loan) | Market value: €20m
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Fee: €20m
Noussair Mazraoui | Ajax -> Bayern Munich | Market value: €20m
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Free transfer
Cengiz Ünder | Leicester -> Marseille (previously on loan) | Market value: €22m
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Fee: €8.4m
Jérémie Boga | Sassuolo -> Atalanta (previously on loan) | Fee: €22m
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Market value: €19m
Joaquin Correa | Lazio -> Inter (previously on loan) | Fee: €23.6m
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Market value: €23m
Lorenzo Insigne | Napoli -> Toronto | Market value: €25m
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Free transfer
Boubacar Kamara | Marseille -> Aston Villa | Market value: €25m
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Free transfer
Pedro Porro | Man City -> Sporting (previously on loan) | Market value: €25m
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Fee:€8.5m
Mattéo Guendouzi | Arsenal -> Marseille (previously on loan) | Market value: €25m
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Fee: €11m
André Zambo Anguissa | Fulham -> Napoli (previously on loan) | Market value: €30m
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Fee: €15m
Merih Demiral | Juventus -> Atalanta (previously on loan) | Market value: €25m
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Fee: €20mm
Xaver Schlager| Wolfsburg -> RB Leipzig | Market value: €27m
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Fee: €12m
Brenden Aaronson | RB Salzburg -> Leeds | Fee: €32.8m
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Market value: €25m
Nico Schlotterbeck | Freiburg -> BVB | Market value: €33m
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Fee: €20m (possible add-ons: €5m)
Niklas Süle | Bayern Munich -> BVB | Market value: €35m
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Free transfer
Nayef Aguerd | Stade Rennais -> West Ham | Fee: €35m
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Market value: €12m (possible add-ons)
Ryan Gravenberch | Ajax -> Bayern Munich | Market value: 35m
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Fee: €18.5m (possible add-ons: €5.5m)
Yves Bissouma | Brighton -> Tottenham | Market value: €35m
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Fee: €29.2m (possible add-ons: €6m)
Karim Adeyemi | RB Salzburg -> BVB | Market value: €35m
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Fee: €30m
Antonio Rüdiger | Chelsea -> Real Madrid | Market value: €40m
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Free transfer
Diego Carlos | Sevilla -> Aston Villa | Market value: €40m
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Fee: €31m
Fábio Vieira | Porto -> Arsenal | Fee: €35m
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Market value: €25m
Nuno Mendes | Sporting -> PSG (previously on loan) | Market value: €40m
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Fee: €38m
Federico Chiesa | Fiorentina -> Juventus (previously on loan) | Market value: €70m
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Fee: €40m +€12.6m loan fee (possible add-ons: €7.4m)
Darwin Núñez | Benfica -> Liverpool | Fee: €75m
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Market value: 55 Mio. € (possible add-ons: €25m)
Aurélien Tchouameni | Monaco -> Real Madrid | Fee: €80m
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Market value: €60m (possible add-ons: €20m)
Erling Haaland | BVB -> Man City | Market value: €150m
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Fee: €75m
Vieira just the beginning – Tielemans and Gabriel Jesus still set to arrive
For Arsenal, the Vieira deal, however, is just the beginning. Also, Arsenal fans worried that Vieira’s transfer could end the pursuit for Tielemans can relax. CBS Sports reporter Ben Jacobs pointed out on Friday that the deals are independent of one another. Furthermore, the Gunners continue their chase to sign Manchester City winger Gabriel Jesus. Hence, Vieira is just the beginning for Arsenal manager Arteta as the Spaniard is looking to guide the club back into the Premier League top four.
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