ARSENAL defender Jakub Kiwior will join Porto on a permanent deal following his loan spell with the club.
The Polish defender, who Arsenal signed for £21million from then Serie A side Spezia in 2023, will leave the Emirates for a fee of £14.5m.
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Jakub Kiwior joined Arsenal in 2023 Credit: Getty
He spent two seasons with the Gunners before being loaned out to Porto this term Credit: Getty
Kiwior has played 38 times for Porto this season and has proved to be an important part of Francesco Farioli’s title-winning team.
And the two-time European Champions will keep hold of the central-defender.
According to an official statement released by the club on Monday, Porto have triggered the purchase clause for Kiwior.
The club said: “FC Porto has triggered the purchase option included in the loan agreement signed with Arsenal FC and will now definitively hold the sporting registration rights and 100% of the economic rights of Jakub Kiwior for a fixed fee of €17 million (£14.5m), plus a variable component that may reach €5 million (£4.3m) subject to the achievement of certain objectives.
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Before noting: “Arsenal FC has retained a fixed amount of €2 million from any future transfer of the player.”
Kiwior will also have a release clause set at £60m.
Porto confirmed the league title on Saturday after beating Alverca 1-0 thanks to a goal by Kiwior’s fellow countryman and centre-back partner Jan Bednarek, formerly of Southampton.
It was the Dragons’ first league title since 2021 as young manager Farioli led them to glory in his first season with the club.
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Kiwior’s Porto lost to Nottingham Forest in the Europa League quarter-finals Credit: EPA
They also had a shot at a run in the Europa League but were knocked out by in-form Nottingham Forest.
Since the East Midlands side dumped the Portuguese giants out, they have gone on to score 12 goals in three Premier League matches, as well as a 1-0 semi-final first leg victory over Aston Villa.
Meanwhile Kiwior’s former club Arsenal booked a place in the Champions League final on Tuesday night as they beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 on aggregate.
Academy graduate and star man Bukayo Saka notched the winning goal after Jan Oblak parried Trossard’s strike.
