Shocked Arsenal fans hail imminent £30m signing of Fabio Vieira

Arsenal fans are delighted by the club’s imminent £30million signing of Portuguese starlet Fabio Vieira, and also shocked that the Gunners successfully kept the deal under wraps until the very end. 

The 22-year-old attacking midfielder has reportedly cut short his holiday on the Greek island of Mykonos to fly into London and sign a five-year deal at the Emirates on Friday.  

Vieira came through the youth ranks at Porto and helped them win the Portuguese title last season.

Arsenal fans are ecstatic at the imminent £30million signing of Portuguese star Fabio Vieira

Gunners supporters have praised Mikel Arteta for keeping the deal under wraps until the end

The Portugal Under-21 international enjoyed a breakthrough year last season, amassing six goals and 14 assists in 27 league appearances for Porto to help the club claim a 30th league title.

His credentials have left Gunners fans salivating and hailing boss Mikel Arteta’s first signing of the summer window, with one supporter even likening the transfer to those made by club managerial legend Arsene Wenger. 

‘It’s typical Wenger transfer policy in (sic) Arsenal.. It’s silently done,’ wrote one Twitter user, while another praised Arteta for ‘signing one of Portugal’s most exciting prospects… under the radar’.

Vieira scored six goals and got 14 assists on his way to helping Porto win the league last season

Vieira was hailed as an ‘incredible signing’ by one Arsenal fan, who added that ‘out of the blue transfers just hit different’, with another going as far as to compare Vieira to Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva. 

‘Hyped to be the next big thing in Portugal. Fair play to Arsenal for keeping this one under the radar and getting it done,’ wrote GoonerViews. 

Vieira’s arrival at the Emirates is just the start of Arsenal’s transfer business, with Arteta reportedly still keen on signing Youri Tielemans from Leicester.