According Football transfers, Arsenal are willing to pay £50.5m to sign Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres.
The Gunners recently confirmed the purchase of defender Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna and attention could turn to finding a new centre-forward.
Gyokeres has been linked for several months and Football transfers The Gunners are reported to be willing to pay around €60m (£50.5m) for the Sweden international.
Sporting are no longer seeking the striker's €100m (£84m) release clause but are still hoping for at least €70m (£59m) to offload their prized asset.
Fantastic forward
Gyokeres joined Sporting from Coventry last summer and had a fantastic debut season, scoring 43 goals and providing 15 assists in all competitions for the Portuguese champions.
His extraordinary campaign has led to rumours that he could look for a bigger rival. Arsenal are big admirers of the 26-year-old and could step up their pursuit following the Calafiori saga.
The club spent the best part of a month trying to finalise payment terms for the Italian and are now likely to speed up the process with a new midfielder and striker among the priorities.
Gyokeres would be a fabulous signing for the Gunners. He has developed into a powerful goalkeeper and has also excelled in his link-up play, creating several great chances for his teammates.
He is a modern striker with a good work rate and would fit perfectly into the manager's plans. Mikel Arteta. Kai Havertz He did a good job leading the charge in early 2024, but has been prone to squandering clear-cut opportunities.
With Gyokeres, Arsenal would be assured of more goals in the final third of the game. We could see Havertz dropping into a central midfield role again while Gabriel Jesus He could be seen as Gyokeres' deputy.
Eddie Nketiah looks the most likely candidate to leave, with Marseille already in talks with the Gunners over a possible move. transferThe former player of the club has reached an agreement with the French club.
