Arsenal are in advanced talks with Sporting CP to sign Viktor Gyokeres.
Personal terms between club and player are in place on a proposed five-year contract, with the Sweden international having prioritised a switch to Arsenal for some time.
Gyokeres is one of Europe’s most in-demand players after scoring 54 goals in 52 games in 2024-25 as Sporting won the Portuguese league and cup double.
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Arsenal has developed an interest in Gyokeres for some time, with newly-appointed sporting director Andrea Berta said to be an admirer.
Since joining Sporting from Coventry City in 2023, Gyokeres has registered a total of 97 goals in 102 matches. Gyokeres joined Brighton & Hove Albion in 2017-18 when joining, but made just eight appearances for the south-coast club and scored one goal.
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After loan spells at St. Pauli and Swansea City, he then joined Coventry, initially on loan, for whom he scored 43 goals across two and a half seasons before his move to Portugal.
Arsenal are also targeting RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko as they seek to add a forward to Mikel Arteta’s squad.
Sesko, 22, signed a new contract with Leipzig last summer but the Bundesliga club’s failure to reach the Champions League has increased the possibility of a summer sale.
Arsenal were without a recognised No 9 for the bulk of the second half of the 2024-25 season after serious injuries to Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus in January and February respectively. Midfielder Mikel Merino often played as a striker in their absence.
Arsenal have completed the signing of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea and Spain international midfielder Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad.
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