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It's amazing how many players that little country produces.

so much for Wenger claiming he wouldn't be dropping huge sums of money in favor of developing talent.

20,000,000 quid? This kid must be pretty good.

You would think that Man U have the lead in this given the relationship with Sporting and the fact that Ronaldo and Nani have adapted so well there.

I miss my David Beckham rumor of the day fix! (DC)

That's a good point Fred, but at the end of the day I imagine it's just the highest bidder.

arsenal has a lot of money to spend. their revenue is higher than man u and chelsea

do man u need another portugese middy? we are pretty much set for the future in midfield with nani, ronaldo, carrick, anderson, eagles, and hargreaves. but depth never hurts

unless he's a winger, don't bother...

He's a defensive mid.

we are still set

Well weren't they saying that the board is giving Arse 70 million pounds in January?

If true I don't think Maneww or Reds will be getting that kid.

Arsenal already have too many defensive middies. if they go after him, then it will spell the end of Gilberto at Arsenal, unless he is willing to move into central defense.

Like Fred in LA alluded to, he comes from the same school group as C. Ronaldo and Nani at Sporting (and btw is a traitor to SLB). Portugal has proven to produce players in batches and it is good to be alert.

In Wenger we trust if the kid is good he will force his way into the club, he will already have a good start with Cesc and Miguel speaking the same language and if that is what AW sees as his future he will go for it

He's coming. No doubt in my mind

if AW feels some one is good he usually is , except for francis jeffers all his buys were amazing

LFC doesn't need an other holding/defensive midfielder, I doubt they make a run at this kid, and if he goes to Manure, than Sporting is devolving into nothing more than a feeder club for the Mancs...

Oh and Wenger does know young talent OUTSIDE of England very well, most of his young English players have been busts (the jury is still out on Walcott)...

even though he's not a FC Porto (my team) player, I've had the opportunity to see him play. He has a great future, probably even better than his father(captain of Benfica in the 80/90's).
Just one more thing : arsenalfan4ever, Miguel and Cesc do not speak the same language, Miguel speaks Portuguese, Cesc Spanish/Catalan(mixture of Spanish and French, spoke in the Catalan Region of Spain). Even though there are alike, there are many differences.