Arsenal fullback Cedric Soares has welcomed fellow Portuguese Fabio Vieira.

Since joining from Porto, Vieira has been given high praise from fellow stars Emile Smith Rowe and now compatriot Cedric.

In an interview with ESPN, Cedric said: "He has a similar mentality to me, which is great to see.

"I'm helping him to settle. Fabio is a very intelligent player from what I saw in Portugal.

"I never played with him but from what I saw, analysing games and watching his performances, he had a really good season.

"He has fantastic quality. He is a technical player with quality and ability. He has a lot of vision for the last pass as well.

"When you are not physically the strongest, you need to be smart in the Premier League. I am sure he will adapt very well, I have no doubt.

"Of course, he is very young still, so I am sure he will grow. What will be intense for him is maybe the rhythm of the league, it will be much quicker than the rhythm of the league in Portugal."