Jakub Kiwior is set to sign a permanent deal with FC Porto until 2030 when the Portuguese club trigger the buyout clause in his loan agreement with Arsenal.
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The Poland international joined Porto on loan from Arsenal last summer, and Recordreport that the Dragons will activate the clause before the end of May.
According to the same outlet, Kiwior will then sign a contract running to 2030, ending his Arsenal career after a spell in which he never quite became a secure first-choice option in north London.
The deal is expected to be worth €17m, plus €5m in add-ons, after Porto paid €2m to take him on loan until 30 June.
The agreement covers the full rights to the centre-back, while Arsenal are also understood to retain a sell-on clause if Porto sell him in future, something they could do sooner rather than later.
Despite how well his loan has gone, we reported at the start of April that there was the possibility that Porto could resell him immediately for a quick profit.
JAKUB KIWIOR UNTIL 2030
Buy-sell clause stipulated with Arsenal will be triggered as early as next May, Record, 30 April 2026
Kiwior is currently valued at €27m by Transfermarkt, after Arsenal signed him from Spezia Calcio in 2023 for €19.5m.
If Porto complete the deal at the reported fixed fee, they would be buying a player whose market valuation already sits well above their purchase price.
Francesco Farioli has used him in 37 matches, including 33 starts, and Kiwior has been deployed both centrally and on the left side of defence. He has not yet scored for Porto, but has provided two assists.
Alongside Jan Bednarek, he has helped form what Record describes as a Polish wall.
Kiwior’s Arsenal move did not develop into the long-term role he might have hoped for, but his Porto loan has given him exactly what he needed, regular football, a defined place in the side and a club now ready to commit to him until 2030.
