Arsenal announce £34m Vieira deal

Arsenal have confirmed a deal sign midfielder Fabio Vieira from Porto for £34m including add ons.

The 22-year-old is the Gunners' third summer arrival after goalkeeper Matt Turner and Brazil forward Marquinhos. Arsenal will pay £30m up front plus £4m in performance-related add-ons.

Vieira, who underwent his medical in north London last week, won the player of the tournament award at last year's European U21 Championship.

Vieira scored six league goals for Porto in 15 starts last season and has scored 13 goals in 21 appearances for Portugal U21s.

The Portugal midfielder will add further creative talent to Arsenal's ranks having laid on a league-high 14 assists for Porto in the 2021/22 Primera Liga campaign.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said: "I am very excited that we have identified and signed such a special talent.

"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."

Arteta, meanwhile, is expected to continue to push for further summer recruits at Arsenal, with Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus heavily linked to an Emirates Stadium switch and Leicester's Youri Tielemans another target.

Analysis by Portuguese football expert Pedro Sepulveda:

We are talking about a player who plays on the right wing and he uses his game to move from the wing to the middle. But he can easily play in other places like the left wing and as an offensive midfielder, a No 10, as he is not that fast. But he has a lot of flexibility with the ball and very good positioning without the ball as well.

Many people in England are maybe asking why Arsenal are paying that money for a player