Arsenal Football Club is about to complete one of the biggest deals in club history. They’ve now reportedly settled on £63.8 million with Sporting Lisbon for striker Viktor Gyokeres. CHRISTIAN HEDLUND, THE GUARDIAN The Swedish forward is due in London on Friday to go through the customary paperwork and medical. This decision is a gale force wind at Gyokeres’ back. Arsenal eyeing reinforcements arsenal.com Arsenal are looking to further improve their squad ahead of the new campaign.
Gyokeres is quite simply in sensational form for Coventry City. In two and a half seasons in the English championship, he has netted 43 times. He had a career year last season, netting an unreal 54 goals in only 52 matches in all competitions. One of those highlights was his memorable first leg Champions League hat-trick against Manchester City. With his scandalous scoring record likely to have drawn eyes from Europe’s elite, Arsenal have made their move decisive to get the Welshman.
Beyond his accomplishments in the English game, Gyokeres has a strong CV in Portugal as well. He transferred to Sporting CP from Coventry City for around £20 million in 2023. Almost as soon as he got there, he became an indispensable cog on a Stanley Cup Champion. Incredibly, he managed to find the back of the net 97 times in just 102 appearances during his short time in Lisbon. His astounding showings guided the team to a league championship and a Portuguese Cup title. His many contributions on the pitch were no small factor in Sporting’s great success in recent years. As a result, he has become one of the most in-demand forwards in European football.
Sporting’s president, Frederico Varandas should be applauded, but ensured that Gyokeres will not be sold for less than £59 million (€70 million) this summer. He’s not wavering on this unprecedented decision. Despite the reported valuation Arsenal is keen to go above. They are intent on bolstering their attacking department as they prepare to challenge for the biggest prizes next season.
This transfer is indicative of a much larger and concerted effort by Arsenal to improve the depth and quality of their squad drastically. The club has already made several impressive signings this summer. They did well to get midfielder Martin Zubimendi out of Real Sociedad for £51 million. On top of that, they brought in Brentford central midfielder Christian Norgaard for £15 million. Arsenal nabbed Spanish international netminder Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea for only £5 million. They completed a club record £52 million transfer for forward Noni Madueke.
Arsenal too are looking forward to a sizzling season in store. They have been waiting to crow about confirming the signing of Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera in an Angl0-£13 million deal. These two moves demonstrate the club’s long-term recruitment strategy to develop a winning culture and team. We expect this team to be competing at the very top of all competitions.
And to all the Arsenal fans, get ready for what will surely be an epic season on screen! Sky Sports will add coverage of their own Premier League, increasing from 128 matches to a minimum of 215 live games. Sky Sports now have the rights to 80 percent of all televised Premier League matches. Fans will have many opportunities to track their favorite team’s progress all season long.
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