Nuno Tavares has already revealed what new Arsenal signing Fabio Vieira's nickname is.
Arsenal confirmed the signing of the Porto midfielder on Tuesday as he became the club's second arrival of the summer. As revealed by football.london, the Gunners had been tracking the Portugal under-21 international for some time and have moved to conclude a deal just days after announcing the signing of Brazil wonderkid Marquinhos who joined from Sao Paulo for a fee believed to be in the region of £3m.
Interestingly, Porto announced the deal before Arsenal after confirming on Friday morning that an agreement for the transfer of Fabio Vieira on a permanent transfer had been reached. Furthermore, they revealed the overall package of the deal is up to £34m which includes a potential of £5m in bonuses.
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A statement read: "Deal complete for the amount of €40m, and of these, €5m are dependent on achievement of sports objectives."
Arsenal then finally confirmed the transfer on Tuesday. A statement posted on the Gunners' official website read: "Fabio Vieira has joined us from FC Porto on a long-term contract.
"The 22 year-old midfielder, who made 54 appearances during his time with Porto, developed through the Portuguese club’s youth academy, making his first team debut in June 2020 and was part of the Primeira Liga winning squads in both 2019/20 and 2021/22."
It's never easy for a player to walk into a new club and immediately fit in, but luckily for Vieira, he has compatriot and friend Nuno Tavares on hand to help ease his transition into Mikel Arteta's squad.
Plus, it makes things even easier if you have an entertaining nickname for your teammates to refer you as too. Well, Tavares has revealed what that nickname is in his welcome message on Instagram.
Vieira posted a picture on Instagram with the caption: "I'm very happy to sign with this amazing club. We'll do great things together. I look forward to seeing you all this season. Go Gunners."
Tavares then replied: "Welcome T-Bag." For those who don't know, the reference is to a character on popular TV show Prison Break, who's hair and goatee is a little like Arsenal's new No.21's.
Vieira clearly has no issue with being likened to T-Bag either, as he simply said: "Thank you mate."
The playful reference is a good sign that a strong club friendship between the two could blossom in the coming weeks and months. Now, Vieira will be focused on working hard in pre-season and competing for a starting spot come August.
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