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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Fabio Vieira receives unexpected boost to prove Mikel Arteta right after £34m Arsenal transfer

Arsenal's preparations for the new season officially get underway this week and there are a number of senior players who will be hoping to catch Mikel Arteta's eye.

Perhaps nobody more so than Fabio Vieira - especially with Emile Smith Rowe currently away on international duty with the England U21s - as the attacking midfielder had a rather underwhelming first season in north London following a £34 million transfer from Porto last summer.

By no means was the 23-year-old a regular for the Gunners, particularly with regard to Premier League fixtures, but he was afforded opportunities towards the end of the campaign and failed to impress. The game that immediately springs to mind is the 3-3 home draw against Southampton which he started in place of Granit Xhaka.

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