Arsenal are preparing to submit their first formal bid for Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyökeres in the coming days, according to Just Arsenal Sources. The Swedish international has been high on the Gunners’ shortlist this summer, and it now appears the club is ready to make a decisive move.
The proposed opening bid is expected to be in the region of €75 to €80 million. Although that figure falls short of the €100 million release clause in Gyökeres’ contract, Arsenal are said to be optimistic that Sporting may be willing to negotiate, especially given the player’s desire to move.
Striker prefers Arsenal as Sporting hold firm
Gyökeres has already informed those close to him of his preference to join Arsenal and work under Mikel Arteta in the Premier League. The Gunners are believed to have already held productive talks with the striker’s representatives, and personal terms are not thought to be a stumbling block.
Despite this, Sporting are currently standing firm and insisting that the full release clause be paid. This stance has reportedly frustrated the player and his agent, who believed there had previously been a verbal understanding that a lower fee would be considered.
Gyökeres enjoyed a phenomenal 2024/25 campaign, scoring 52 goals in 54 matches and playing a key role in Sporting’s domestic success. His consistent form over recent seasons has caught the attention of several top clubs, but Arsenal now appear to be leading the race.
Arsenal look to solve goalscoring concerns
Arsenal have been exploring striker options throughout the summer, with Gyökeres and RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko topping their shortlist. With Sesko increasingly unlikely to move, the Gunners are now fully focused on securing the Swedish forward.
As per Fabrizio Romano, Gyökeres has no intention of returning to training with Sporting and has directly communicated his desire to leave to the club president. Arsenal are expected to move quickly, with the intention of securing their marquee striker signing before pre-season begins.
Are we really on the verge of signing a super striker Gooners?
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No, this is not true, unfortunately.
Interesting, particularly as a report on this site yesterday said Arsenal was preparing its second bid for Gyokeres.
One bid, two bids, who knows? I guess it suggests, at least, that something may be going on.
If we don’t sign a striker and a left winger we can forget about winning the title, get it done
I listen to Charles Watts quite a lot on Youtube, he reckons this will be the week where we will see firm reports and movement, and not hearsay as we have been hearing over the last few weeks.
I hope it’s true, this is dragging out so much and is very frustrating as a fan!
If we bid in the region of 75 million, which is bound to be rejected, expect this will be another of our never ending sagas and will eventually end with us paying the original asking price and no time to get the player integrated for the start of the season.
Please folks, how many days, weeks or months does it really takes to prepare and submit an offer for a player or why does transfers always become over-complicated anytime Arsenal is involved? Others completes signings in days, when Arsenal is involved, it has to take ages. Is this a case of over-analyses, over-thinking, indecisiveness, in seriousness or they are just broke?
Someone should please help me makes sense of this whole back and forth. A serious Arsenal should have signed 2 elite strikers, backups for B. Saks and Odegard and a mobile right back already and a replacement for every first team player sold/released. Again, as usual, this summer determines whether Arsenal fails or succeed in 2025/26 season.
My opinion is that most of the back and forth as reported on social media are rarely true. Anyone can generate rumours and it’s upon you to discern if they are true or not.
With this phone in my hand, I can send a tweet that Arsenal are negotiating for player A, even though I have no evidence of it. Because lots of fans are desperate and anxious for signings, this false statement will trend around the world for days on end, giving the false impression of a saga.
My advice- get updates from reliable sources like David Ornstein.
i love the way man city easily does their tansfer business
I think it should have been done already had not Sporting gone back on their word. It was made by the former president or Sporting Director and the new one just want as much money as possible.
But if Arsenal wants Gyo they will get him. Salary not high either
Just like arteta rushing around like a headless chicken
Of course it is rubbish our board have no vision they will be rushing around and end up with some one past it but will pay over the odds sort it out if you really want us to actually fight for something stop penny pinching
Well the latest rumours are Arsenal are ready to make another offer for Viktor Gyokeres
But the priority is still Benjamin Sesko although they are 10 million euros apart
What have we been doing this whole time lol?
What have we been doing? Negotiating.
We’ve run up against unexpected issues from the other side with these strikers that complicate any deals. We could probably get deals done tomorrow if we paid 80m for either of them, with wages of 250k a week for Sesko or 135k for Gyokeres.
But that’s spending 20m over valuation, in both cases.
Viktor Gyokeres has shown more why we need to sign him than Sesko for afew reasons;
1. He has rejected other viable suitors: manchester united,Juventus and Saudi clubs.
2. He has openly said he want to join Arsenal.
3. Nobody else seriously wants Sesko apart from us.
4. Sesko’s mind is not with Arsnal and thats why he want a release clause inserted in his contract.
5. Gyokeres’ stats over the last few seasons are more appealing than Sesko’s
Com’on Arsenal sign this beast for us.Imagin him in our line up against Man united at old trafford in the opening match of the season? What other motivation do we need?
Pls arsenalfc board, i would like viktor gyokores to join.i ve been watching him in the primeira.he’s fantastique of à player
It is not advisable to allow Martinelli to leave at his current age; by the time he turns 26, he will be a liable player.
Please arsenal manager. Let be seriously on bringing striker to our club please
If arsenal doesn’t sign a prolific striker like Gyokeres, then am seeing us being mocked again as NETFLIX FC.
Arsenal doesn’t need a striker who needs time to adapt to the system.
We don’t have that time.
Let Andrea Berta go for Gyokeres immediately and we the fans get some smiles on our faces, otherwise we have suffered enough.