Only Arsenal need to agree: HSV and Vieira have settled on a stay | OneFootball

With his dream goal against 1. FC Köln, Fabio Vieira has finally played his way into the hearts of all HSV fans.

The Portuguese playmaker has been acting as the offensive solo entertainer for several weeks now, increasingly showing why FC Arsenal once paid 35 million euros for his services to FC Porto.

Actually, Vieira's loan contract ends in the summer. A permanent signing seemed unrealistic for a long time, after all, the purchase option agreed with the Gunners is around 20 million euros. Such a sum is simply beyond HSV's means. Nevertheless, sports director Claus Costa apparently wants to make an attempt and negotiate a significant price reduction with Vieira's parent club. Ideally, the transfer fee could be roughly halved.

An important detail could play into HSV's hands. A return to London currently seems out of the question! When asked if he had contact with Arsenal, Vieira answered surprisingly clearly after the Cologne game: “No.”

Despite his strong form with four goals and one assist in the second half of the season, apparently no one from the Premier League leaders has contacted him. Much suggests that the offensive player will reorient himself in the summer. His contract in North London only runs until 2027 anyway. Can HSV benefit from this?

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Vieira and HSV agree on a follow-up contract!

It almost looks like it! According to Bild, the club and player have already agreed on a follow-up contract starting in the summer. This is “already negotiated and in the drawer at Volkspark.” So, “only” Arsenal's approval is missing.

“My confidence is currently at a high level. Hamburg is great, I am happy here. My family feels very comfortable here,” Vieira said recently. He even described the move to HSV as a “great step” in his career. At the same time, he hinted that his performance peak has not yet been reached: He continues to work on becoming the “real Fabio.”

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HSV coach Merlin Polzin is already enthusiastic about his playmaker. “He makes much better decisions than we can give him as coaches because he is an awesome player,” the coach raved. Polzin sees development potential “especially when the ball is not at his feet.”

Until the end of the season, Vieira wants to use every match to work on this “weakness” as well. Only then is it likely to be finally clarified whether a long-term stay in the Hanseatic city is actually feasible. The starting position for HSV seems extremely promising in any case!

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