In the era of YouTube compilations and in-depth scouting technology at the finger tips of many fans, it's rare that a player will arrive at a club without anyone really knowing what they are. Nearly two months on from his signing for Arsenal though, Fabio Vieira still remains something of an enigma.
Perhaps the one thing we know about the Portugal under-21 international is that he is incredibly versatile. During his time at Porto he played left wing, right wing, number 10, number eight, number six, false nine and even left back on one brief occasion. In many ways this has created more questions than it's answered and after missing the entirety of Arsenal's pre-season campaign with a foot fracture sustained on international duty, we're still not exactly sure where Vieira will fit into the squad in North London.
"That’s something the player is going to tell us," Mikel Arteta told football.london when asked what position he saw the 22-year-old playing. "We are already trying him in different positions in training. He’s played on the left, right, as a false nine and an attacking midfielder, so it’s good. He doesn’t want to be locked in any one position, because he’s so used to it, and that’s a really positive thing for us." While Arteta was fairly non-committal in that instance, Vieira's first minutes in an Arsenal shirt during the under-21s' 2-1 victory over Swansea may have given us our clearest indication yet of where the Spaniard sees his summer signing.
