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Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira has supposedly emerged as a 'name of interest' for West Ham United amid uncertainty surrounding his Gunners future.
The 25-year-old is due back in North London following a loan spell at former club Porto in the 2024-25 season, during which he partially managed to reignite his career.
Vieira managed five goals and six assists in 42 matches for the Portuguese giants and started all three of their matches at the Club World Cup, but he could not prevent Porto from a group-stage elimination.
Mikel Arteta decided to leave Vieira out of his pre-season squad for Arsenal's trip to Asia following his Club World Cup exploits, and a permanent move away from the Emirates is now expected to materialise this summer.
According to journalist Ben Jacobs, West Ham have now taken a liking to Vieira, who is a 'name of interest' for the former Conference League champions this summer.
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Jacobs adds that the Irons want to add 'multiple' midfielders to their ranks this summer, and Vieira fits the bill in terms of what head coach Graham Potter is looking for.
West Ham have already lost Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham Hotspur this summer, while they are also believed to be open to offers for Lucas Paqueta, in spite of the fact that the Brazilian is expected to be cleared of spot-fixing charges.
However, the Hammers are supposedly yet to touch base with Arsenal over a deal for Vieira, who is only under contract at the Emirates Stadium for another two years.
The Portuguese playmaker joined the Gunners for just over £30m in the summer of 2022, but he has failed to adapt to life in England, only producing three goals and 10 assists in 49 games in all tournaments.
Vieira made 33 Premier League appearances over the course of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns, but he started just five of those contests, making a further 28 entries off the bench.
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A couple of months before touching down in North London, Vieira provided more assists than any other player in the 2021-22 Primeira Liga season, setting up his teammates on 14 occasions in Porto colours.
The playmaker's move to Arsenal was one of those rare transfers that comes out of nowhere, and a sumptuous strike against Brentford in September 2022 was the perfect way to endear himself to the Emirates faithful.
However, Vieira has arguably been a victim of his team's own success, as Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka were indispensable in 2022-23 and 2023-24, forcing him to accept a peripheral role.
The 25-year-old did not always impress when given opportunities in the Europa League, though, and there have been perpetual concerns about whether the slight midfielder is capable of cutting it physically in England.