I've been tracking this one for weeks. Arsenal fans, buckle up – your striker prayers might finally be answered, and for significantly less cash than we all expected.
The Gunners have apparently gotten teh green light to sign Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting for around £60 million, which honestly feels like daylight robbery considering what this man has been doing in Portugal. We're talking 95 goals in 100 games. Not a typo. Ninety-five in one hundred. Madness.
The Swedish Goal Machine Nobody Saw Coming
Remember when Gyokeres was at Brighton and nobody batted an eyelid? Then Coventry happened, and suddenly this guy transforms into some kind of scoring alien. Sporting Lisbon took a £16.8m gamble on him back in 2023 (feels like yesterday), and now they're about to make nearly four times that investment.
My colleague texted me about this last night: "If Arsenal don't get him, they're absolutely mental." Hard to disagree.
Wait... £60m? That's it?!
The most shocking part of this whole saga is that £60m figure. His release clause sits at £85m, so Sporting are apparently willing to take a significant discount. Though word is the price "could go higher" if other clubs jump into the fray.
Manchester United are lurking around too. Poor United fans... always the bridesmaid these days.
I spent three hours yesterday watching Gyokeres highlights. The man finished April with EIGHT goals in three games. Just let that sink in.
Berta's First Big Move
Arsenal's new sporting director Andrea Berta isn't messing around. He's made Gyokeres his priority target as the Gunners look to seriously upgrade their attacking options.
My source at the Emirates (who'd kill me if I named them) suggested back in March that this was brewing. "They want someone who can bully defenders and finish with both feet," they told me over coffee. "The Swede ticks every box."
Show Me The Money!
Here's where it gets interesting for the player himself.
The reported contract would put Gyokeres among Arsenal's highest earners – north of £200,000 weekly with a package worth over £7 million annually. That's serious investment, but for a 26-year-old entering his prime years? Worth every penny if he brings even 70% of his Sporting form.
I still remember laughing when someone told me in 2022 that Gyokeres would be commanding these figures one day. Egg on my face.
What about that Sesko kid?
Arsenal have also been heavily linked with Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig, but apparently there are "reservations" about that deal. The 22-year-old has massive potential, but Gyokeres is the finished article.
Listen. When you have a chance to sign someone putting up numbers like this, you don't hesitate.
The man himself isn't talking...
When recently asked if he liked London, Gyokeres responded with that classic footballer non-answer: "I like Lisbon!"
He added: "No one can predict what will happen, we enjoy the moment."
Translation: "My agent told me to shut up until the deal's done."
Sporting face Benfica in a title-deciding match on Saturday, so don't expect any announcements before then. But Arsenal fans should be getting very, very excited about what's coming this summer.
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