Arsenal winger Fabio Vieira has rejoined Porto on loan for the 2024/25 season.
Vieira first joined the Gunners from Porto in the summer of 2022 but has failed to make an impact for two seasons in Mikel Arteta’s set-up.
The 24-year-old will once again spend the campaign on loan at the Estadio do Dragao.
Vieira was born outside Porto in Santa Maria da Feira and came through the club’s academy system before breaking into the first team in 2019. He scored 10 goals in 76 games for Porto and was snapped up by Arsenal for 30 million pounds. .
However, Vieira has featured 49 times in two seasons a arsenalwith many of his appearances coming from the bench.
Fábio Vieira has just landed 💙🐉
“That’s it, that’s happening”#InvictedofCor pic.twitter.com/HJZEHHUfiF— FC Porto (@FCPorto) August 27, 2024
Porto re-signed him this summer and have brought Vieira back on a loan deal that does not include an option to buy.
Vieira’s return to Porto comes shortly after Portugal international winger Francisco Conceicao was sold to Juventus.
Arsenal have sought to streamline their squad for the new season, with Vieira and fellow attacking midfielder Emile Smith Rowe set to leave this year. transfer window Academy graduate Smith Rowe has left the club permanently though, joining Fulham in a £34m deal.
Meanwhile, Eddie Nketiah could also seal an exit from the Emirates Stadium in the coming days, with a move to Crystal Palace all but agreed. Defenders Jakub Kiwior and Kieran Tierney have also been linked as possible departures ahead of Friday’s transfer deadline.
