Arsenal, Mikel Arteta and Viktor Gyokeres
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Transfer news LIVE!Arsenal are pushing to continue their spending spree this summer as they try to get a deal for Viktor Gyokeres over the line amid late competition, while Anthony Gordon is also reportedly a target.
The Club World Cup is over, and transfer season is fully taking center stage. Many of the world's biggest teams are still expected to make moves before the domestic season begins in August, and there's been no shortage of news on the transfer front.
Manchester United have completed the signing of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford as Marcus Rashford's exit nears whilst Arsenal continue to push for Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon
Arsenal are putting the finishing touches on a deal to sign Viktor Gyokeres after a key breakthrough in negotiations with Sporting. The Gunners have struck a deal worth £54.8million plus £8.6m in potential add-ons but the deal was being held up due to issues over the nature of the add-ons.
The summer transfer window rolls on as Premier League clubs and those around Europe look to add to their squads ahead of the 2025/26 season. Liverpool are on the verge of signing Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt.
Arsenal have reached a long-awaited agreement with Sporting for Viktor Gyokeres – and Myles Lewis-Skelly can’t wait to meet him. talkSPORT understands the Gunners have agreed a
Despite agreeing the basic framework of a move for Gyökeres weeks ago, Arsenal and Sporting found themselves butting heads over the nature of the add-ons proposed by the Gunners, which invited pressure of a potential hijack from long-term admirers Manchester United.
Now at the helm of Fenerbahce, Mourinho has just signed Jhon Duran, who many view as one of the best strikers of his age in Europe right now. If anyone’s opinion on strikers matters, it’s Mourinho’s, and his assessment of Viktor Gyokeres should really excite Arsenal fans.
Whether it be the patience of Sporting chiefs that snaps or another European giant capitalising on the confusion, Arsenal now appear at risk of repeating the same grave mistake they made 12 years ago. That summer, the pursuit of Liverpool forward Luis Suarez began amid a fervour of excitement among fans, and yet ended in ridicule.