Fabio Vieira has been bought to Arsenal for a sum that would rise to €40 million (£34.26 million).
On Thursday, The Athletic claimed that the 22-year-old was near becoming a member of Arsenal, and yesterday night, Vieira flew to London to signal a five-year deal.
An announcement will probably be made quickly.
Porto stated in an announcement launched to the Portuguese inventory market: “(Porto), beneath the phrases of article 248 n1 of the Securities Code, hereby informs the market that it has reached an settlement with Arsenal FC for the task, on a definitive foundation, of the sports activities registration rights {of professional} soccer participant Fabio Vieira for 40M (forty million euros), of which 5M (5 million euros) are depending on the achievement of sporting targets.
“It’s additional knowledgeable that the ultimate settlement remains to be being finalized and is predicted to be carried out within the subsequent few days.”
Vieira featured in 39 video games for Porto this season, scoring seven targets and aiding on 16 others.
He is additionally able to taking part in as a false 9 or central midfielder, and he is a frequent starter for Portugal’s Below-21 facet.
Arsenal can pay €35 million (£30 million) upfront, with add-ons of as much as €5 million (£4.26 million) potential.