Arsenal are finalising a deal for their long-sought striker after agreeing a £63.5m deal for Sweden’s Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon.
The 27-year-old is predicted to finish his transfer this weekend, with solely last particulars over add-on funds left to kind out. BBC Sport studies that Gyokeres has been given the inexperienced mild to journey for his medical and will signal a five-year contract inside days.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta remained tight-lipped when requested in regards to the switch while his squad excursions Asia. He defined on Friday:
I can not discuss a participant who shouldn’t be ours but. For positive. Clearly as soon as we have now finalised the whole lot with a participant we wish to combine him with the group as shortly as doable.
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With Noni [Madueke] it was unattainable as a result of he wanted a while [after playing in the Club World Cup]. I feel he’ll take a shorter trip than he deserves as a result of he needs to affix us immediately, as quickly as we’re again.
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta
Arsenal’s striker search has been prolonged after they struggled for objectives final season, scoring 17 fewer than Liverpool as they completed 10 factors behind the Premier League champions. They initially pursued RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko earlier than switching focus to Gyokeres.
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Gyokeres’ insane numbers final season
The Swedish ahead has been in red-hot kind, netting 54 objectives in 52 video games for Sporting final season and serving to them safe back-to-back Portuguese titles.
His prolific file stretches again to his Championship days with Coventry, the place he scored 43 objectives in 116 appearances earlier than transferring to Portugal for £20m.
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With 15 objectives in 26 appearances for Sweden, Gyokeres represents Arsenal’s greatest hope of ending their recent trophyless run.
