As far as Arsenal is concerned, revenue this summer is very important. This is also unprecedented. We were promised to do it.
Nine days ago, the Gunners confirmed the arrival of the Marquis of Eberechi Eze, signed from Crystal Palace, and finally realized his dream of playing for Arsenal’s first team.
With the move finalized, we all think Andrea Berta and Co is done on the market. OK, think twice. They tied a move for Bayer Leverkusen on the transfer deadline, which allowed Jakub Kiwior to go to Porto.
The move has cost the club more than £300 million, meaning sales must be made.
How to end Arsenal’s transfer window
Hincapie moved to the Emirates Stadium in a deal worth about £45 million, down from his proposed release clause of £52 million.
A seasonal loan move was initially signed, a permanent conversion next summer, allowing Arsenal to balance books during this time.
So, how will they balance these books? Well, Albert Sambi-Lokonga left Hamburg’s Gunners at the transfer deadline to join Reiss Nelson’s escape.
Nelson will leave north London but remain in the capital, heading to Brentford, with the loan move to permanently develop next summer.
Arsenal also tried to move to Oleksandr Zinchenko, who gained interest in Marseille, but he ended up staying with Mikel Arteta. He is unlikely to sign with Hincapie for many minutes.
However, another move happened, which meant that Arteta had one of the worst signings since becoming the club manager.
Arsenal sells players similar to Martin Odegaard
Back in 2022, Arsenal agreed to a £34.2 million move to bring one of Europe’s most exciting young organizers to the club.
There was no encounter with a lot of big fanfare, but Fabio Vieira’s arrival was a sly person because they wanted to offer competition for Martin Odegaard.
Indeed, during his time at Emirates, club idol Gilberto admitted that he was like a Norwegian, saying: “He was very close to (Martin) Odegaard in terms of his style and his vision. He had good ideas and dynamics, but he had to recognize that, and his quality and his quality.”
Sadly, Vieira didn’t realize that sharp potential. He played 50 times for Arsenal, scored four goals and provided ten assists. Anyway, this assist isn’t a bad traction, but the fact is that the Portuguese looks too light to enter the Premier League.
The borrowing spell of the Boyhoess Club in Porto blocked his fate in 2024/25. Of course, the 25-year-old had only time to show his abilities, scoring only five goals and providing six assists, which hardly inspired Arteta to give him another try.
As a result, Big Bill signing was told to find a new club, and he finally did so on the transfer deadline.
Coincidentally, Vieira joined Lokonga in Hamburg and headed to Germany for a first-time loan move.
The game reported earlier on Monday that he had obtained permission to fly to Germany for medical treatment.
This marks the end of a disappointing stay at Arsenal. From being tilted to playing an odegaard-like role on the side, he left London behind a forgotten character.
