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Arsenal Sign Midfielder Fabio Vieira From Porto

Arsenal completed the signing of highly-rated Porto midfielder Fabio Vieira in a 40-million-euro ($42 million) deal on Tuesday. The 22-year-old has emerged as one of Europe's most gifted young stars after coming through the Portuguese club's youth system. He played a key role in Porto's domestic double last season, scoring seven goals and providing 16 assists in all competitions. Praising Arsenal's third signing of the transfer window, Gunners manager Mikel Arteta said: "I am very excited that we have identified and signed such a special talent.

Arsenal face Premier League competition to land both Gabriel Jesus and Raphinha - Paper Round

Arsenal face struggle to land two targets The Daily Mail reports that Arsenal are battling to make two more signings as they look to rebuild their squad for Mikel Arteta. The first player is Raphinha, but the paper reports that Arsenal’s first bid is well below the fee demanded by Leeds United, who value their Brazilian winger at £60 million, and there are still ongoing negotiations for £50m-rated Gabriel Jesus. Ad/> /> FootballBuck to step down as Chelsea chairman, Granovskaia could followYESTERDAY AT 08:30 Paper Round’s view: While valuation is one obstacle to signing both of the players from Leeds and Manchester City, both of these players are attracting more interest from within the Premier League and from clubs outside England.