Gyokeres About to Pull the Nuclear Option on Sporting (And Arsenal Fans Are Losing Their Minds)

By Lewis Barnett 6 July, 2025 5 mins read 25 Views

So here's the thing that's got everyone at Sporting absolutely panicking right now.

Viktor Gyokeres - you know, the Swedish goal machine who basically carried their entire attack last season - is threatening to go full nuclear and skip training tomorrow. Like, completely ghost them on the first day of pre-season at their fancy Cristiano Ronaldo Academy. The audacity is honestly impressive.

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When Gentleman's Agreements Turn Into Warfare

Look, I've been covering football drama for years, but this situation is genuinely wild. Gyokeres is claiming Sporting broke some sort of handshake deal that would let him leave for £60million. Now the club's president Frederico Varandas (who apparently can't stand the guy anymore) is demanding £68.5m minimum.

Arsenal, Manchester United, and Juventus are all circling like vultures. But here's the kicker - Gyokeres actually wants Arsenal.

Varandas thought the strike threat was just posturing. Poor guy might be about to find out how wrong he was.

The Saudi Money That Didn't Matter

Here's what really shows you how serious Gyokeres is about this Premier League move. Al-Qadsiah and Al-Hilal came knocking with absolutely ridiculous money - we're talking life-changing, generational wealth type offers. And he said no.

Turned down millions to potentially sit in London traffic instead. That's dedication.

The man scored 54 goals in 52 games last season (which is just stupid good), so you can understand why everyone's going crazy for him. But rejecting Saudi cash? That tells you everything about where his head's at.

Arteta's Shopping List Gets Complicated

Mikel Arteta needs a striker badly, and he's got this whole wish list going. Gyokeres, Benjamin Sesko from Leipzig, Hugo Ekitike from Frankfurt - even Julian Alvarez is apparently on their radar now that he's moved to Atletico Madrid.

The timeline's getting tight though. Arsenal fly to Singapore on July 19 for their pre-season tour, and Arteta clearly wants his new striker on that plane. Sesko's supposed to report back to Leipzig training on Saturday, so tick tock.

Meanwhile, Leipzig are in their own mess - they didn't qualify for Europe and need to sell someone big to balance the books. Football's weird like that sometimes.

The Real Drama Starts Tomorrow

Portuguese sources are telling anyone who'll listen that Gyokeres probably won't show up tomorrow. He got extra time off after Sweden duty last month, so he was supposed to be back in Lisbon today anyway.

But apparently he's furious with how this whole thing's been handled. Can't really blame him - nothing worse than feeling like someone went back on their word.

Sporting offered £51.8m guaranteed plus £8.6m in add-ons, which sounds reasonable to normal people but apparently isn't enough. Though if those add-ons are actually achievable (not like "win the Ballon d'Or while juggling" type clauses), maybe they'll cave.

Nobody wants to keep an unhappy player around. Trust me, I've seen how that movie ends.

Oh, and Arsenal apparently just wrapped up a £51m deal for Martin Zubimendi too. Guy's supposed to sign within 36 hours. Busy summer in North London.

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