4 Arsenal sales included sell-on clauses this summer | OneFootball

Fabio Vieira’s transfer from Arsenal to Hamburger SV for a low fee may be boosted in the future by a sell-on clause, according to a report.

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James Benge reports for CBS Sports that Arsenal’s deal to sell Fabio Vieira to Hamburger SV included a sell-on clause, which could potentially add to the small amount the club brought in for the initial transfer.

Arsenal also reportedly have sell-on clauses in Gabriel Jesus (Barcelona) and Gabriel Martinelli’s (Al Hilal) contracts, so they negotiated a lot of these deals over the summer. Jakub Kiwior (FC Porto) has a fixed €2m sell-on clause, rather than a percentage.

Besiktas’ president also confirmed that Arsenal tried to include a sell-on clause in Leandro Trossard’s deal, but he didn’t specify whether there was one in the final agreement.

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The value of Vieira’s clause isn’t known, so it’s hard to assess exactly how much this changes the picture of the deal overall.

A clause in the region of 5-10% would barely have any impact, even if Vieira’s value unexpectedly doubles or triples.

But a much larger clause could give Arsenal a decent boost in the future, and bring the club closer to their initial valuation of the Portuguese midfielder.

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Arsenal had originally agreed an option to buy worth €22m with HSV, when loaning Vieira to Germany in 2025. HSV didn’t take up that option, and pushed for a deal at €10m or less.

Initial reports this summer suggested Arsenal wanted a lot more than that, even if they were willing to come down a little from their €22m buy option.

But in the end, Vieira joined HSV for €10m, exactly what the Bundesliga side wanted. If the sell-on clause isn’t for a significant percentage, it seems Arsenal spent months negotiating to get no closer to what they were asking for.

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Vieira will have the chance to make his second debut for HSV on Sunday, with the club hosting Mainz in a Bundesliga match. Arsenal now have an incentive to hope he has a good season with his new, old club.

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