Vieira deal „still on“: Plettenberg gives HSV fans hope! | OneFootball

Sometimes it only takes a few words to send football fans into euphoria. Naturally, that also applies to many HSV supporters.

Florian Plettenberg caused just that kind of excitement on Thursday morning. The Sky reporter wrote on X: “Deal still on for Fabio Vieira and his permanent move to Hamburger SV.” No other Plettenberg tweet received more likes on Thursday.

Yet it does not actually contain any truly new information. It has been known for weeks that HSV are still working on a permanent deal for the Portuguese player. Nevertheless, the short message sparked excitement among numerous HSV fans on social media. After all, Plettenberg is regarded as a well-informed transfer expert and had already made a clear prediction a few days earlier: Vieira will end up at the Volkspark before the end of the transfer window.

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The 26-year-old already played for the Rothosen on loan last season and impressed across the board. However, HSV did not activate the €22 million purchase option afterward. Instead, the club’s decision-makers around sporting director Claus Costa have been trying for weeks to negotiate Arsenal down to a significantly lower transfer fee.

HSV and Arsenal continue negotiations

But this is exactly where the problem still lies. While HSV are reportedly aiming for a fee in the high single-digit millions, the Gunners are currently still said to be demanding around €18 million. From Hamburg’s perspective, such a figure is simply unrealistic. One positive, though: so far, no other interested club is said to be willing to meet that demand.

It is also a major advantage that Vieira himself is determined to return to the Hanseatic city. That gives HSV a fairly promising negotiating position. Further talks between the clubs are expected to take place soon and, ideally, produce a successful outcome. There are still eleven days left until deadline day.

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