Potret Fabio Vieira, Gelandang Muda yang Segera Merapat ke Arsenal

PORTO, PORTUGAL - APRIL 21: Fabio Vieira of FC Porto and Matheus Reis of Sporting CP battle for the ball during the Taca de Portugal semi-final match between FC Porto and Sporting CP at Estadio do Dragao on April 21, 2022 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Diogo Cardoso/vi/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Menurut Guardian, Arsenal kabarnya sepakat dengan FC Porto untuk transfer Vieira. The Gunners diklaim merogoh kocek 35 juta Euro, lebih murah dari harga yang dipatok Porto sebesar 50 juta Euro. Diogo Cardoso/DeFodi Images/Getty Images

PORTO, PORTUGAL - MARCH 20: Fabio Vieira of FC Porto celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Liga Portugal Bwin match between Boavista Porto FC and FC Porto at Estadio do Sec. XXI on March 20, 2022 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Diogo Cardoso/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Pemain berusia 22 tahun itu kabarnya tinggal menjalani tes medis, sebelum diresmikan Arsenal. Kabarnya, pemain Timnas Portugal U-21 itu bakal dikontrak selama lima tahun. Diogo Cardoso/DeFodi Images/Getty Images

MOREIRA DE CONEGOS, PORTUGAL - FEBRUARY 20: Jefferson Jr. of Moreirense and Fabio Vieira of FC Porto in action during the Liga Portugal Bwin match between Moreirense FC and FC Porto at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim de Almeida Freitas on February 20, 2022 in Moreira de Conegos, Portugal. (Photo by Octavio Passos/Getty Images)

Fabio Vieira adalah pemain muda Portugal, yang bersinar di gelaran Piala Eropa U-21 tahun lalu. Gelandang yang dominan kidal, namun punya kekuatan juga untuk melakukan sesuatu lewat kaki kanannya. Getty Images/Octavio Passos

PORTO, PORTUGAL - APRIL 04:Fabio Vieira of FC Porto controls the ball during the Liga Portugal Bwin match between FC Porto and CD Santa Clara at Estadio do Dragao on April 4, 2022 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Diogo Cardoso/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Berposisi utama sebagai gelandang, baik tengah dan serang, Vieira juga bisa diplot sebagai False 9. Kemampuannya merangsek ke pertahanan, dan instingnya dalam mencetak gol, bisa membantu Porto musim lalu. Diogo Cardoso/DeFodi Images/Getty Images

PORTO, PORTUGAL - JANUARY 30: Vitor Costa of CS Maritimo competes for the ball with Fabio Vieira of FC Porto during the Liga Portugal Bwin match between FC Porto and CS Maritimo at Estadio do Dragao on January 30, 2022 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

Vieira musim lalu punya catatan 7 gol dan 16 assist buat Porto di semua kompetisi. Ada catatan menarik soal rasio gol + assist-nya. Rerata rasio gol + assist Vieira mencapai 1,15. Rasionya lebih tinggi ketimbang Bukayo Saka (0,54), Kevin De Bruyne (0.94), Mohamed Salah (1.17), dan Kai Havertz (0,55). Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images

PORTO, PORTUGAL - FEBRUARY 11: Fabio Vieira of FC Porto in action during the Liga Portugal Bwin match between FC Porto and Sporting CP at Estadio do Dragao on February 11, 2022 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)

Meski Liga Portugal tak seketat Liga Inggris, catatan di atas menggambarkan betapa kompletnya Vieira sebagai seorang gelandang. Dengan adanya Martin Odegaard, Arsenal kini bisa punya dua jenderal di lini tengah berkat kedatangan Vieira. Jose Manuel Alvarez/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images

PORTO, PORTUGAL - APRIL 04:Fabio Vieira of FC Porto celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Liga Portugal Bwin match between FC Porto and CD Santa Clara at Estadio do Dragao on April 4, 2022 in Porto, Portugal. (Photo by Diogo Cardoso/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Kedalaman skuad yang merata jelas akan membantu Arsenal bersaing musim depan. Setelah finis kelima di Liga Inggris 2021/2022 dan sampai semifinal Piala Liga Inggris, mampukah Meriam London bangkit musim depan bersama Vieira? Diogo Cardoso/DeFodi Images/Getty Images