João Maria Jonet wants ex-Porto man with Zalazar at Sporting: a bargain | OneFootball

João Maria Jonet wants ex-Porto man with Zalazar at Sporting: a bargain | OneFootball

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·1 August 2026

João Maria Jonet wants ex-Porto man with Zalazar at Sporting: a bargain

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backed Sporting’s signing of Fábio Vieira. The well-known Sporting fan believes the former Porto player would be the ideal solution to take on the number 10 role, allowing Rodrigo Zalazar to play on the left flank.

The opinion came in response to a post by Florian Plettenberg, who revealed that the midfielder remains interested in joining Hamburg. "What I’d like to see is this guy in the middle and Zalazar on the left instead of ending up without a real number 10. €18 million isn’t even expensive", wrote João Maria Jonet.


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According to the German journalist, Fábio Vieira has already reached an agreement with Hamburg to sign a long-term contract. The Bundesliga club remains in virtually daily contact with Arsenal, although negotiations have made little progress in recent times.

The Gunners are said to be demanding a total package that could reach €18 million to let the Portugal youth international leave. Fábio Vieira wants the process to move forward soon, at a time when he is looking for a solution that will allow him to play more regularly.

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