We knew it would happen at some point.
A team.
Somewhere in the world.
Would sign Yves Bissouma.
It happened.
It was Spurs.
You can’t argue with the talent. He plays the sort of powerful-base-of-midfield-football that Premier League fans LOVE. Brighton are no mugs, he’s usually at the centre of all the good things they do, and our rivals have snapped him up for £25m.
I can’t knock the signing, though I do wonder if there was a ‘some bad shit went down’ coupon code because £25m in this market seems very, very low. Especially from a club that has a notoriously tough owner to negotiate with. I wonder if the move is Spurs because other clubs didn’t want to risk repuational issues around certain types of assaulet that caused big PR os
I’m not really fussed about players we should have signed, they were plentiful last year, and generally the players the fans like the most tend to move and perform the worst. What is frustrating is we’re 14 days out from the first day of preseason and we’ve made one new signing who will likely ping right back out on loan.
That won’t matter if we move in some new talent before that, but the history of our great club is to generally fumble the transfer window, then start the season really poorly.
Last season could have been a lot easier if we had out bodies in by July 1st. Spurs have done their business super early. However much I enjoy trolling them, they have done us here, and that is frustrating.
There are some strong links though.
The Athletic reckons we are going for Raphina.
Most publications are supporting the idea that Jesus is a top target and he favors moving to us.
Tielemans feels like our roll of the dice on £25m and I think fans will love him if he joins.
I just wish we’d get going on this so we have the best chance of a good start next season.
When you think about it, the messy start cost us Top 4. You get one win out of that opening 3 and we’re rolling. There were obviously deeper issues than players, but I think being massively underprepared squad wise was a learning moment.
Will we learn? Or will we all be crying come the start of the season?
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The new Bernardo Silva for 30m yes please
Love how under the radar it has been too
Good player. Bit of a weird signing though.
I’m guessing we haven’t signed a backup for Saka or Ode for 30m+ so where do we see him playing, CM?
A midfield with Viera and Ode would maybe work with a Partey in top form but as soon as he dips or gets injured it would fall apart, none of our other players are good enough to hold that together.
Curious to see what happens there. Surely this means we’re no longer in for Tielemans?
I believe it would be three in midfield
Viera – Party — Ode.
One thing is for sure, it will be fascinating to see Arteta’s plan for combining Martinelli, ESR, Odegaard, Saka, Vieira and potentially Tielemens.
If he is still planning to bring in Jesus, maybe Eddie could be on his way out and Martinelli could move into the middle. The fact Eddie has still not been confirmed as signing a new deal and is now out of contract, should be raising questions.
He probably be good on set pieces too.
InsideRight
All fine and dandy, but I really hope it’s not another Lokonga type signing.
The kid is obviously talented, so let’s hope for the best.
I just checked that he is a Porto product and has total of 26 starts as a 22 year old. Why so underplayed.. The likes of Eddie and Martinelli have more. Bukayo had more than that aged 19. Just curious why wouldn’t Porto start him.
And of course Kroenke will love him for that because it means a certain transfer fee paid out for non-established players.
It’s 40 million. That’s a good fee not a bargain and I’m so sure kroenke will be over the moon with 100’s of millions spent in recent years
EdTheRed
I would hope not for that money. Pay over €30m for a player and you should be expecting him to figure. Surely the club has learned a lesson from Pepe.
Another Left footed midfielder
I wonder what the plan is
Xhaka
Odegaard
Viera
Saka
raptora
“I just checked that he is a Porto product and has total of 26 starts as a 22 year old. Why so underplayed.”
Because as said before he is a “potential” player rather than an established player.
Should we be worried that he is not an established player at Porto at 22yo? Sure we could be getting another Tavares in.
But that’s the plan at Arsenal for the most part. Signing “potential” players.
Well that Fabio Vieira kid came out of nowhere. Anyone watch Porto closely?
His stats are pretty great for a 22 year old. Is he able to play wide is the question? Or is he yet another CAM?
Mr Serge
I think Arteta has been clear he needs bodies and the sooner we shift from dependence on Xhaka , the better . I was even willing to accomodate Ceballos if it meant Xhaka is off . This Fabio Viera lad looks likely to play that advanced role that Xhaka was playing in the second half of the season.
Marko
“It’s 40 million. That’s a good fee not a bargain and I’m so sure kroenke will be over the moon with 100’s of millions spent in recent years”
I’ve heard 30m which is just about palatable but still over-paying for me.
40m is clearly over-paying for the lad.
As Raptora says he has not even been an established player at Porto at 22yo.
He better have massive “potential” then for 40m.
14 assists is insane considering he only averages 1.3 key passes a game.
Porto forwards must be clinical as fuck in the league.
Divinesherlock
“This Fabio Viera lad looks likely to play that advanced role that Xhaka was playing in the second half of the season.”
I’m as desperate as you seem to be to shift Xhaka but Vieira is not being brought in to replace Xhaka.
Finally.
7 goals and 16 assists in 17 starts sounds monstrous.
Now to go check his YouTube.
Just from a quick 5 minute Grimandtube, he looks a very skilful and talented player.
But he is extremely left-foot dominant, like Odegaard.
He seems to play CAM, like Odegaard.
Doesn’t show much off the ball, like Odegaard.
Do we really have £30m+ to spend on another CAM and a player similar to Odegaard? Just seems strange.
Fabio Vieira set to join Arsenal from Porto. Fee €35m + €5m, 5yr deal. 22yo AMF flying to London today & will undergo medical before completing move. Process started + managed by Jorge Mendes That’s what Ornstein is saying. Look don’t get me wrong I’m not actually complaining I’m more critiquing the idea behind the signing and the thought process given our needs. It screams very much like last summer spending in areas that weren’t critical while overlooking ones that are I.e central midfield and attack. I’m also wondering about all the links to the likes of Jesus, Scamacca, Oshimen… Read more »
Pedro’s last two tweets are pretty funny and contradictory.
Fabio Vieira is a player he has been ‘following closely for 7 years’ and yet he has never mentioned him on here once?
And then he mocks ‘hot takes from all the silent experts’ on Fabio Vieira in the very next tweet.
All Arsenal care about in this transfer window is to try to address goals scored. More goals wanted.
The thing about these “potential” signings is that no-one knows whether it is a truly good signing or not which is……….. errr intriguing.
Could it be that he is cover for both Ode and Saka? 3 players to cover two positions?
Yeah Marko, that’s how I feel about it pretty much.
It’s an exciting deal for a player that looks very good and talented but it’s hardly a position that we were light in with Odegaard and ESR.
My hope is that Vieira can play wide and be effective from LF. He has an excellent cross/delivery on him, old-school type wideman maybe? Would prefer Abraham to Jesus in that scenario.
Weagle
“Fabio Vieira is a player he has been ‘following closely for 7 years’ and yet he has never mentioned him on here once?”
lol that would take some doing as he is still not an established player at Porto.
Sounds like nonsense.
Unless Pedro has been settling down in front of his TV all these years with his salt cod and custard tarts taking in everything from the Portuguese league.
How many other Portuguese 15-year olds has Pedro been following closely? Lol
“How many other Portuguese 15-year olds has Pedro been following closely? Lol”
Was just thinking the same. Pedro might be wise to retract that one.
Ishola
Outside of Luis Diaz who was tearing up trees for the better part of a year or two in Portugal as well as scoring worldies in last summer’s Copa America it is safe to say that most players in Portugal are a bit of an unknown. Nunez probably goes for half the amount he went for if he didn’t score those CL knockout goals against Pool especially.
It’s not a good league but it does produce a lot of talent, mainly South American exports on 3rd party ownership deals, etc.
RP7
That would likely be Tielemens then.
Lol, people moaning about a lack of enthusiasm for a potential new signing while at the same time suddenly he’s the ‘new Bernardo Silva’.
Have you forgotten Pepe?? The best thing since sliced bread and a couple of years later a steaming turd of a purchase.
I don’t know if this one will succeed or fail and despite all the YouTube clips in the word neither does anyone else on here including Pedro.
Weagle
As said before I have always had an interest in Portuguese players because of their history of being good purchases even stretching to Tavares lol
You can watch Portuguese football if you really want but most haven’t the time or inclination.
You can find full recordings of Portuguese league matches on the internet if you look hard enough and especially of the big three Porto, Benfica and Sporting but who would be bothered to do that. Perhaps if you have Portuguese parentage.
I’d be interested in hearing Pedro’s views on us using Jorge Mendes given his campaign against such in the past.
”It means we still need a central midfielder.
Cause this Vieira kid has zero defensiveness about him, less than Odegaard.”
Yeah not a single tackle or interception from his Grimandtube highlights, lol. I also didn’t see much in the way of dribbling, most of the video showed him to be an excellent passer and possessing great vision and decision-making.
He’s being called Bernardo Silva II but Bernardo is a great dribbler.
Unless Pedro has been settling down in front of his TV all these years with his salt cod and custard tarts taking in everything from the Portuguese league
Lol love those custard tarts.
He can play 8.10.11 I am good with his veratiliry
Ishola
Why do you think that is? Portuguese are probably the most successful imports after French players in PL history.
Spain too make for great imports. Italy not so much, or Germany.
It’s 30m pounds romano is saying that’s not expensive for a young talent
Weagle
“Why do you think that is? Portuguese are probably the most successful imports after French players in PL history.”
Certain characteristics and versatility in being able to transport your game to the English League most probably who knows that is prevelant in the Portuguese League.
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Has anyone actually watched this Fabio kid play? This is the first time I’m hearing about him. Looks good on YouTube, for what it’s worth. Still feels like an insane amount of money to spend on someone who won’t be a starter. If we have 150M to spend and this is just a sequencing issue, then fine. But I suspect that’s not the case.
Between writing a daily blog, jet setting between Europe and Americas, and having a successful advertising career Pedro has also been keeping tabs on unknown 15 year old football players.
The man is a genius.
Is it true that we are signing this Fabio Vieira lad
Whatever happened to Tielesman?