Arsenal loaned out Fabio Vieira in the last transfer window, despite Mikel Arteta’s emphasis on maintaining good squad depth.
The Gunners will compete for at least four trophies this season and need all the players they can get.
However, during the last transfer window, they were open to the departure of some players as well.
Vieira was one of the players Arteta wanted to keep, but Arsenal eventually allowed him to move on loan to FC Porto.
The Gunners had signed Vieira from the Portuguese club and believe it was the best place for him to return to.
Fabrizio Romano has revealed in his Daily Briefing column that Arsenal allowed the move because Vieira needed more game time.
Romano also mentioned that Vieira’s future remains undecided. Arsenal wants him to get regular playing time and has not given Porto an option or obligation to make the loan move permanent.
This means Vieira will return to London at the end of the season, and his future will be reassessed.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Vieira remains a very talented boy, and we need to be more patient with him and not rush to make any decisions about his future.
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Patience should be for promoted academy players, not 35 million pound transfers in their 3rd year at Arsenal.
Luxury buy that looks every bit a mistake, happens to every manager.
Hope he has a good season so we can recoup as much of that 35 million as possible.
Timid, frail, and simply cannot impose himself in the Premier League. If ESR was expendable, then Vieira who is levels below certainly is as well.
Well put Durand,
Where Viera’s concerned it to makes more sense to me to give an academy player some minutes here and there, rather than waste 35 million and after three seasons still be waiting for him to start performing.
Yes he didn’t get a lot of game time, but when he did, he wasn’t exactly pulling up ant trees was he. (I still don’t know what that means, but there I said it).
The way Smith Row was treated was very shabby by Arteta. What a waste of a very talented player. Fulham’s gain is sadly our loss.
I agree totally. Viera always looked unsure with the ball. Appears intimidated to me. Yeah shows some skill or is it technique, but no steel which we need at that middle of the Arsenal team
ESR was a saleable asset, Viera isn’t. Viera is like Spur’s Bryan Gil – extremely talented and technical but too small/weak for the EPL.