Fábio Vieira

Vieira has already said yes to Hamburg — only the clubs’ agreement is missing

On loan at Hamburg last season, where he returned 7 goals and 5 assists in 31 games for the promoted side, Fábio Vieira wants to stay there permanently and agreed long-term personal terms with the German club weeks ago. The blockage is elsewhere: Arsenal want around €18m, Hamburg have offered around €10m, and the two clubs speak daily without closing the gap. Sky Sports reported a fresh round of talks on 14 August, and Hamburg's sale of Fábio Baldé to Strasbourg (over €7m) gives them room to improve their bid before the window shuts on 1 September. Arsenal, who paid FC Porto €35m in 2022, are reluctant to book a heavy loss but now say they are willing to negotiate.

Latest development

**New entry, opened on 16/08 (evening).** It fills a gap in our watch: the file has been live since the spring without ever appearing in the table, while the English press now lists Vieira among the exits expected before the deadline, alongside Martinelli, Jesus, Nwaneri and Reiss Nelson. What is established: the player wants to return to Hamburg and has already agreed long-term terms with the club; a formal offer was lodged and turned down; Arsenal want ≈€18m while Hamburg stop at ≈€10m (Sky Sports, Hamburger Abendblatt via Daily Cannon, Get German Football News). What is not: there is NO agreement between the clubs — outlets that reported one were contradicted — and no timetable. Sky expect movement before 1 September. **UPDATE 17 Aug.** Talks have slowed in recent days, but Arsenal and Hamburg remain in daily contact: that is the weekend's only development, reported by the Portuguese press via OneFootball. The valuation gap has not moved, and neither has the player's long-term agreement with Hamburg.