Fabio Vieira has been doing the media circuit in Portugal, and he has stressed a return to his homeland does not signify the end of his Arsenal career.
Loans were once part of the Gunners policy to help develop players, but recently it’s either been to get talent off the wage bill or a compromise if we can’t find a buyer.
Vieira is one of several members of our squad to have left North London in the short term this summer. I maintain it’s another piece of terrible business that Edu has got away with. He’s invested approx. 35 million in an asset only to give him back to the seller for nothing for 12 months.
Yet if it increases the 24-year old’s value and/or self-belief then this could make sense long term
The midfielder has pointed out that while his parent club negotiated for obligations or options to buy for some of his peers, Mikel Arteta strictly ordered that not to be the case here. Indeed, our manager’s plan was to continue to use the Portuguese as an option off the bench. Given how quick our boss can be to wash his hands of talent he obviously still sees something in Vieira.
It was only when he received individual reports from his staff, he deemed a return home beneficial. Observations stressed the youngster had lost his confidence and was in need of minutes to find his mojo.
Not that’s he’s going to walk into Porto’s line up having lost serious belief since he was last their player.
He’s back in an environment where he should be comfortable though, wearing the shirt he loves, surrounded by family and friends, in a division he knows he can excel in. He’s been detailing to the media how different the Premiership is compared to the Primeira Liga.
It does make the Dragons a gamble in terms of choice of destination.
Even if our player excels in the next 12 months, we are none the wiser if he can physically handle English Football. The Championship would have been a wiser solution if that was the case.
If he enjoys his year back in his homeland how interested is he going to be to return to a country he hasn’t settled in?
In that time, we will either be Champions or heading into 22 years without a title. Either way the pressure will such that we can’t be still waiting for Vieira to meet his potential.
The company line is everything will be reassessed in the summer, but I sense we won’t see Vieira start another Prem game for us again.
What do you think Gooners?
Dan
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Ödegaard just taken off injured
It’s an accumulation from last 2 seasons
Looks like Arteta will learn that every season will not be injury-low like last season & must be prepared for
If he doesn’t ease-in on Bukayo that lad will be injured this season
Yes he was carried off by two medics and Vieira may need to be called back for the spurs game! Rice is out, Ødegaard likely too and with Calafiori and Marino also out, it only needs Partey to break (like he always does) and we are done for! Our next three PL games are spurs, City and Utd!
Looking like we’re doomed then, especially if Ødegaard’s injury is serious
It could mean we are out of the title race after those 3 games, hoping for the best though.
Not sure we have a recall option
I wouldn’t want him starting anyway
MRI scheduled for Tuesday on Odegaard ankle.
Martinelli Trossard Saka
———–> Kai Jorginho – Partey
He had to go and play football somewhere – another year on the fringes at Arsenal and Vieira would not have been worth anything.
Even with these injuries I would not put out him in the side