Arsenal have received an offer of 35 million euros (£ 30 million) plus add-ons for Porto’s attacking midfielder Fábio Vieira, who is due to move to London on Friday before signing a five-year deal.
Vieira had a € 50m termination clause, but Arsenal negotiated with Portugal’s Under-21 international, whose ambition has been to play in the Premier League. He scored six goals and provided 14 assists in Portugal’s top division last season in 15 starters and 12 substitute appearances.
Scallop is mainly used as an offensive midfielder or second striker. In eight qualifiers for the Under-21 European Championship between September and April, he scored seven goals and scored two goals.
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At the age of 22, Vieira conforms to Arsenal’s preferred age profile, who has also signed 19-year-old Brazilian striker Marquinhos – described by the club’s technical director, Edu, as a “player of the future” – and the more experienced substitute goalkeeper. Matt Turner of New England Revolution.