Fabio Vieira has yet to make his Arsenal bow, but he’s already settled into the Gunners dressing room, with his team-mates quickly giving him a brutal new nickname.
The Portuguese midfielder signed from FC Porto earlier this summer, adding to Mikel Arteta’s creative options for the upcoming season.
But he has thus far not been able to appear for his new side after picking up an injury on international duty. Vieira is with his new colleagues in America however and could yet make his debut in the upcoming friendlies with Orlando City and Chelsea.
It’s valuable bonding time whether he’s playing or not and he’s admitted that Nuno Tavarez has already given him a nickname he shares with Manchester United legend Gary Neville. “He says I look like T-Bag from Prison Break,” he said during an interview with the Athletic. “Oh my god, he calls me that all the time!