Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool and Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City tracked Fabio Vieira before he moved to Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal in the summer transfer window, according to journalist Melissa Reddy on Sky Sports News (7:36pm, August 10, 2022).
The well-known and well-respected journalist has claimed that Liverpool and Manchester City were looking at Vieira before Arsenal secured the services of the 22-year-old attacking midfielder from FC Porto in the summer transfer window.
As reported by Sky Sports, the Gunners paid Porto an initial transfer fee of £30 million for the Portugal Under-21 international this summer.
Liverpool and Manchester City tracked Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira
Reddy wrote about Vieira on Sky Sports News (7:36pm, August 10, 2022): “In Vieira they have got a talent that was described as Porto’s creative hub.
“People from Portuguese football rave about him. I know he was tracked by Manchester City and Liverpool, so very, very good prospect there.”
Good signing for the Gunners
In our view, Fabio Vieira is a very good signing for Arsenal and will make the Gunners better, not just for now, but in the long run as well.
The 22-year-old is already very experienced with Porto, and he would play a big role for the Gunners in the coming months and years.
Vieira made 15 starts and 12 substitute appearances in the Portuguese league for Porto last season.
The attacking midfielder scored six goals and gave 14 assists in those matches.
Vieira also gave one assist in three UEFA Europa League appearances for Porto last season.
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