On Friday, FC Porto announced the signing of Pedro Virgínia from Arsenal.
Their official statement says the goalkeeper is signing a three-year contract with the Dragons, and is joining their U-17 team.
There’s of course a little fuss in the Portuguese press, as always happens when local clubs sign players from Premier League sides.
Speaking to Porto’s website, 16 year old Virgínia talked a little about the feeling of belonging to Arsenal and now joining the Portuguese side.
The teenager also explained Porto have been chasing his signature for some time.
“Wearing this jersey is a great pride. The scouts have been following me for eight years now and it was a dream of mine for a long time.”
Pedro Virgínia is the brother of João Virgínia, a 20-year-old striker who also spent a few years at Arsenal’s academy in the past.
João Virgínia left the Gunners to join Everton in 2018, signing a three-year contract with the Toffees, and is currently having a loan spell at Reading. So it’s time for the brothers to be a little further away from each other now.
