Arsenal loanee impresses on Porto debut amid surprise admission

Arsenal Lorinee impresses on the beginnings of Porto in the middle of the surprise admission originally appeared on The Sporting News

Jakub Kiwior made his debut for FC Porto on weekends after sealing a loan move to the Arsenal deadline.

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The 25 -year -old central rear joined the Portuguese giants on an agreement of a season which includes a purchase obligation, which could reach around 27 million euros (29 million dollars) plus 2 million euros ($ 2.1 million) in clauses related to performance.

Kiwior’s departure came at a time when the international break began, which means that he got linked to Poland before meeting his new Porto teammates earlier this week.

Despite only a handful of training sessions, the head coach Francesco Farioli did not waste time giving him a start in the Liga Portugal portos conflict against Nacional.

The defender later admitted that his selection was a surprise.

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“I did not expect it to be in the XI) but I can only thank the coach for giving me a huge opportunity,” said Kiwior.

“I am very happy to have played this game. FC Porto is a big club, and it is an honor for those of us who are here to represent this team.

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“(Jan) Bednarek helped me a lot, but not only him – the whole team. I’m here only a week and everything is new, but they made things easier. It was a difficult game, but we won and the atmosphere in the stadium was fantastic.”

Farioli congratulated his new signature after the match, saying:

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“He is an important player and the club made an important effort to bring it in. We miss players and we had to accelerate the processes, but he played 90 minutes and showed good game control.”

The numbers of Kiwior have saved the positive words. He recorded a notebook note of 7.9, the highest of the match, while winning his four duels on the ground, his only air battle, and completing 96% of his passes.

Arsenal could potentially recover nearly $ 31 million if all the clauses are filled.

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