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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Mark Wakefield

Liverpool pressure may have just forced Arsenal to 'move quickly' with £34m deal

Liverpool’s previous transfer activity - and rumoured player interest - has apparently influenced Arsenal for one piece of business this summer.

Jurgen Klopp and new sporting director Julian Ward have acted fast in the market in recent months when looking to acquire new signings. It was the case with Darwin Nunez, with Ward jetting out to Portugal to negotiate with Benfica.

Arsenal are set to complete their first signing of the summer, with Fabio Vieira arriving from Porto. The Gunners are set to pay £34million for the young midfielder, who is a former team-mate of Reds star Luis Diaz.

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