Arsenal has agreed personal terms with Viktor Gyokeres and is now working to finalise a transfer with Sporting Club. The Swedish striker has made it clear that he wants to join the Gunners and is not interested in moving to another club. After months of considering their options in the striker position, Arsenal has made Gyokeres their top choice over Benjamin Sesko.
Gyokeres has been one of the most consistent forwards in world football over the past two seasons, contributing more than 100 goals and assists for Sporting Club. His strong form and physical presence have made him a standout performer and an ideal candidate to lead the line for Arsenal. Following extended negotiations, the club has now reached an agreement with the player on personal terms.
Gyokeres’s Impact and Expectations
Gyokeres’ arrival is expected to provide a major boost to Arsenal’s attack. The club has been seeking a striker capable of consistently delivering goals and offering versatility in the final third. His impressive statistics at Sporting suggest he can replicate that level of performance in the Premier League.
Arsenal’s decision to prioritise Gyokeres over Sesko reflects both the player’s readiness and his willingness to join the club without hesitation. While Sesko had also been a strong candidate, Arsenal chose to move forward with the option that offered greater certainty. With Gyokeres now in line to become one of the club’s key attacking figures, expectations will naturally be high. His ability to handle pressure and adapt quickly to the Premier League will be essential as the Gunners pursue domestic and European success.
Financial Commitment Reflecting Ambition
According to Mirror Football, Arsenal has agreed to pay Gyokeres in excess of £200,000 per week, making him one of the top earners at the club and across the Premier League. This financial commitment underscores Arsenal’s serious ambition and their readiness to invest in top-level talent.
The substantial wage package not only secures the striker’s signature but also signals the club’s intent to compete with Europe’s elite. By committing this level of salary, Arsenal is demonstrating belief in Gyokeres’ ability to deliver results and help drive the team towards major trophies in the seasons ahead.
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Finally we have committed to buying one of the best strikers in the world! It’s been a while!
You gotta pay the cost to be the boss.
Hmmn! I don’t trust sweedish strikers to exactly perform in the premier league. Is 200k or over not too much?
Oh… so Alexander Isak hasn’t made it in the PL? And Zlatan Ibrahimovics 29 goals in 53 games was not a performance. And Freddie Ljungberg didn’t perform at Arsenal? Or Elanga at Forest?
As a Swede I can tell you, Gyokeres is better than Isak.
Really? Wow!
Not knocking Gyõckeres but I personally prefer Isak. He’s younger too.
We aren’t looking for a longtime solution as such but ruther looking for the last nail on the trophies coffin, period
JM….thanks for that quick and factual response…. Best wishes
I agree with you, I define Gyokeres based on his ability not his origin, we had a Brazilian (Jesus) three seasons now but, somehow has not achieved expectations yet the world believes Brazilian footballers are naturally the best, I think it’s better to consider strictly the player’s talent abilities as compared to origin
Wow that’s great and good to hear meaning we’re having a good finisher at last
I know lad I said to myself the same thing their has been some fantastic sweetish players in England that and Scotland over the years Larrson for celtic was fantastic and yes the mighty Freddie Lungeberd
JM,
Not forgetting Blackstenious, OOPS!. Wrong gender, what am I like. 🤣😂👍
Alexander Iskak
Having Gyokeres at my lovely Arsenal is a wonderful and yet a calculative move, but due to the mistrust Kroenke has had during summer transfers I still doubt if they are serious till I see him in a London red jersey
And your name is rich?
So Berta did not compromise on Arsenal striker
How is this not a compromise?
You cannot tell me Gyokeres is better than Boniface or Osimehn, both of which are also available on the market.
Also as much as Newcastle want to play hard ball, Isak is also probably available.
I think we just settled for safest and cheapest option.
Liverpool won the Epl without Isak, PSG won the CL without Isak, Spurs won EL without Isak. Let us stop being fault seekers and have faith in our new sporting director and the gaffer.
Lol 😂
You’re joking right? 🤣
Right? 🤔
I actually can’t tell with you people sometimes…
I could say the same thing about you
Tell what exactly? Why are you lots still crying over Isak as if he is Ronaldo, what’s the hype about Isak anyways? Stop watching the team if you can’t afford to watch someone else if not Isak
My major concern is. if he will deliver in the premier league which is more strong and harder than that off Portugal league. Will he score the goals as he’s doing for sportings?
That’s my concern
Gyokeres or Sesko or even Isak. The truth is Arsenal have settled for Gyokeres and the earlier we accept this choice as fans of Arsenal the better for us.
Let our hopes be fulfilled in this chap.
He needs our unflinching support to succeed.
After the season you can assess him.
To me and with the way the pursuit of a striker has gone this summer, Gyokeres is the best thing that would happen to Arsenal and fans alike if he is finally signed.
Let’s stop the fault-finding assessment.
Lol. Boniface wasn’t at his best last season. Victor had a problem with his country team coach Finidi that affected his career. No club wants drama.. Isak is good but no one will pay 150m for him. Not Arsenal. Gyokeres is Arsenal best option.
Couple of injuries and a down season does not make Boniface a bad player. In terms of footballing skills he is vastly superior to majority of the strikers currently playing. Dude plays like an old school Brazilian striker, reminds me of Rivaldo and Adriano.
I hate to say it, but half of Gyokeres’ goal output will disappear once he faces the superior goalkeepers of the premier league.
Watch highlight package of Gyokeres and Boniface back to back, you’ll see the difference is night and day…
Fairs if he scores half, I think it will be enough
Bro at least osumeni but bonifence ,no i rather go with gyokores who’has proved the last three seasons but bonifence nooo…
Which Boniface are you talking about? That one that’s always on social media gifting yahoo boys such as 10 naira and the likes?
Boniface that has never registered a goal for his country Nigeria?
Abeg shift, no carry sentiments come here abeg.
Boniface can’t lace Gyekores’ boot.
On point dear.here we go up gunners.the signing of gyokeres calls for celebration
Gyokores is willing to play for Arsenal without push. That alone makes him dangerous as he is self motivated be4 the motivation of fans and fellow teammates.
Isak is agood player and Viktor is also good but we can compare them in accordance with the league their both playing in had it to be that viktor netted 52 goals in PL he could be better than isak so for me i think isak is better for Arsenal.
Osimhen would certainly have been as expensive, wage-wise, and probably more so. There are also “issues” around his attitude (which is one reason why he’s still not found a new club). Not really the kind of player Arteta is known to favour. I’ve no idea about Boniface, he hasn’t featured much, if at all, has he?
As for Isak, why on earth would Newcastle sell him at this point? They don’t need the money as far as I can tell, they’ve just won a trophy for the first time in decades, and they’re in the highly lucrative CL. Ideal time to sell your biggest asset? Hardly.
Clubs have to work within a budget because if they don’t, they’ll quickly be in trouble as we’ve seen from several examples.
There’s no magic money tree as some fans always appear to think, unfortunately. If the cash isn’t there as profit (which it isn’t for Arsenal, they rarely make a profit) it has to be borrowed. If it has to be borrowed, it has to be repaid. Arsenal already has over £500m in debt on their books.
Sorry but I do not buy the whole attitude thing. Everyone said the same thing about Trossard, well he turned out alright didn’t he?
Also you do not pay transfer fees all up front, it’s always done in instalments. (Unless it’s a release clause) So Isak’s price tag is irrelevant. If the player wants to leave then it will happen.
Signing Gyokeres is a bit short sighted imo. Those impressive goals and assists numbers should be taken with about a kilogram of salt when it’s from the Portuguese league.
But Osimhen, who has a far higher profile than Trossard had or has, has been on the market now for quite some time. With the expectation of an offer from Saudi, which he refused, there hasn’t been any concrete interest from other clubs as far as I can see. There must be a reason because he does score goals, and attitude has been cited in a number of different reports.
Regarding Isak, I guess a deal could be hammered out if all parties agreed, but that’s the point here. Newcastle isn’t interested in selling him to start with and, as far as we know, Isak isn’t interested in leaving. It’s therefore irrelevant whether the finances would be “doable” because there’s almost certainly no player to buy here.
I take your point about not knowing how Gyokeres will perform in the EPL, but you can argue the same about say, Isak himself, Haaland, Salah or most other strikers. They came in from other leagues. In the end, there’s no absolute guarantee about any transfer. You have to do your homework on the player thoroughly but (still) keep your fingers crossed.
Gyokores delivered in the UCL too and against City, he scores against teams he faces, you expect him to score in the prem when he is in another league?? Judge him after a season.
Stop speaking negatively about a person you know nothing about. When you guys talk about attitude, are you and others that condemn him wrongly better than him? Can you manage stress and relentless pressure that comes with constant negativity?
Finidi George by Osinmen’s knowledge gave a wrong perspective about him. Odin men who has informed him about his injuries and unavailability was hurt by those statements of not wanting to play miniature teams.
Refrain from negative criticism. Osinmen works so hard to be disrespected with that “attitude quote” of yours.
Some one speaking for himself has attitude and yet he has never punched, fought or assaulted or harassed anyone? And those you worship do all the above and they are still a god to you.. Tueeh.🤮
Just a thought, are you from Nigeria – like Boniface and Osimhen?
I guess he is a Nigerian, I am also a Nigerian and I would love to see Osimhen play for Arsenal, he is suited for EPL because he is physical and scores a lot of goals, but not Boniface. I would take Gyokeres over Boniface anytime, any day.
osimhen ain’t suited for Arsenal’s style of play
Exactly this!! And not just an opinion. Fact. We can check out his playing style, strenghts, weaknesses plus all the other stats easily.
Oismhen does not fit into Arsenal style of play – period.
I somehow find it very strange how some Arsenal fans do not see basic things like this at all…
Lol no bro 🤣
But I do watch Bundesliga. Boniface and Guirassy stand out above the rest. Absolute ballers.
Played many games for us in Nigeria as a striker still no goal even if as substitute. Pls Boniface is not whàt we need now… Why is other clubs not coming for Osihmen. I live them as my brothers but. See Gyokeres zeal to play for Arsenal…..
Some people can’t be satisfied..buy striker now we are buying and some people are predicting failure for a player that has not kick a ball.
Put yourself in their shoes,if someone predict your failure how will you feel…
Gunners for life
Jeez some people are never happy whatever the club does, Gyokeres is a significant signing, and I hardly think Isak is available at any price, why would Newcastle sell him.
can you imagine this comment,
nothing would satisfy folks like this.
Go and sign isak on ur football manager game.
Rootkit whaaaaat
As a Swede I can tell you, that Gyokeres is better than Isak. Way better scorer.
It seens MA didn’t want either Boniface or Osimen, so it’s not a “compromise” at all.
If we want a good back up to Gyokeres, then it seems the Newcastle striker, Wilson, is looking for a new club as a free agent.
That would be an excellent over for Gyokeres, proven PL player with a point to prove.
Wow! That’s a big contract for a big player. Now let’s get a serious, goalscoring winger (not this Madueke nonsense) and an Odegaard challenger and we will give Liverpool and City a good fight next season. I still think we should sign another striker, Liverpool had about 3 strikers without even counting Salah and Diaz.
You have done a great job, by allowing gyokeres to play for arsenal
Lets hope he performs!
My only concern is that 31% of his league goals last season were penalties (almost a third)
In his prime and at 27 yeras old so there’s not much time for him to settle, needs to hit the ground running
Finally things are moving, one thing I admire in Berta is his principle of having the courage to move on when things aren’t working. Honestly I would have preferred Sesko, but, he was just arrogant and immature. You can not demand a realest clause and even put a percentage, if anything it is the club which should lead in that aspect and if you have any concerns you can then negotiate. As for the winger, just like everybody I would prefer Roydrogo, my only concern is that I don’t think he himself wants to come to England and I would rather you get someone who wants to come than try and drag them. Madueke for me is a better option. He’ young and I think under proper guidance he has the potential, remember if Martinell does not leave Madueke will not have to be thrown in the deep end immediately. If wr are able to also bring Eze, them I’m for Madueke as the preferred winger.
He will perform very well because his pace and physicality will help him to scoring those goals we have been waiting for
Victor is a good value for us I would like Arsenal to bring in a winger that can play in a left wing who is better than martineli
Arsenal has its culture of doing things as well as communicating am9ng each other. I really like it and proud to be gona for life. Let’s complete the final signings and bring the team into the cooking pot ready for the big bussiness of the league ablnd EU championship.
Now business moving on successful arsenal should go and sign Rodrigo and ezze from Crystal palace so gyökeres is almost done
*Rodrygo and Eze
There is a whole list of players who initially struggled in the premier league,went to other leagues and came back to become legends i.e. KDB,Salah.
I’m over the moon Gyokeres is coming to the Arsenal even though Sesko was my number 1 choice but him demanding a release clause shows he wasn’t going all in like Gyokeres. We need committed players from the start,not players that will use us as a stepping stone for Real Madrid or Barcelona.
All we need to do now is tie down Saka, Nwaneri and Saliba to long term deals. Exciting times ahead indeed.
Finally Arsenal acting like a big club 💪💪.
COYG!!
I have always preferred Gyokeres to Sesko, we don’t need a player with higher ceiling or whatever you guys call it, we need a player than can score now, not tomorrow, not future, now.
I’ve said it earlier that Sesko would ditch your assess even if her gets here in the hope for the future, he would dump Arsenal for a bigger team, I guess his attitude is proving that already
Berta never wanted Sesko. There’s a lot of confusion and conflicting information going around. Remember weeks ago, Sesko turned down a move to the Saudi league and sacrificed millions more in salary for Arsenal.Berta wants to satisfy his ego to sign the player he likes and not the player the scouting team and coach wanted. So, he never tried to get the deal done. Arsenal are not going to get awarded 19 penalties for Gyokores to score ,nor is he going to be given second chances from his poor first touch by premier league defenders. A striker in his prime, there should be no excuses and he must hit the ground running. Arsenal made the mistake of not signing Isak and Alvarez when the opportunity was there, and they’re now regretting it. I was hoping that Arsenal would have learned from their past mistakes and sign Sesko, who is a generational talent too. Putting so much effort in a target by the scouting team and coach, only to be ruined by Berta. This has to hunt Arsenal again. I hope Nwaneri goes to Chelsea, Saliba goes to Real Madrid and Martinelli goes anywhere, while Arsenal keep Zinchenko, Jesus,Vieira,Nelson and Lonkonga. What a confused fan base and club.
If Arsenal wanted to learn from past mistakes they wouldn’t have appointed Berta in the first place 🤣
This the same guy who paid 100 million from Joao Felix.
All of this while Dan Ashwards was available 🤦
Have u seen haalaad play, what why Gyo will succeed at arsenal, funnily he will score lot of tap ins
you are obviously the confused one here with all of these baseless and ridiculous claim of urs
How on earth do you have any idea about the interaction between Berta and his colleagues? Do you have “insider knowledge” about how Berta operates in the three months he’s had at Arsenal? If not, it’s just opinion.
Back in the real world, some proof, one way or another, will be whether this transfer window is judged a success for Arsenal. As the window doesn’t even close until 1 September any “judgement” at this stage is beyond premature, isn’t it?
Spud detected. @Admin please do something about this Wayne imposter.
This proposed signing of Gyokeres just proves a point that whoever Arsenal signs there is going to be somebody who doesn’t agree and thinks other players are better and that’s fine, we all have our opinions. I bet if we had signed Messi or Ronaldo in their prime somebody on here wouldn’t agree with it.
You will hear no complaints if Arsenal sign Rodrygo or Eze, trust me bro.
Gyokeres just doesn’t pass the eye test. I bet if you sent Havertz to Sporting he’d also score 50 goals against defenders and goalkeepers with turtle like reaction times.
Can you please establish a club and sign Sesko as your striker
If Arsenal decide to sign Gyokeres, then you will do nothing about it.
Let Berta and Arteta do their work
And you must be totally oblivious his stats in Europa league and Champinship league fo the past 2 years. You must. Otherwise you wouldn´t be spouting that nonsense of yours…
He has passed the “tests” with flying colours and his playing style + fysicality suits Arsenal and premier league like a glove. Shoo-in, you will see.
If Gyokeres arrived arsenal, fans will be happier and hope for trophy immediately.
The Premier League is tougher, but he’s now going to play with better players around him, and all we ask is that he reaches 20 league goals, please. I’m happy with this signing, they are all a gamble, but I think this is the best bet we could’ve made
Gyokeres loves Arsenal. He will not let down a club he loves. He will score plenty of goals for Arsenal. Let him just put on the Arsenal shirt and you will see what it means to sign a player who loves the club long before he joins it. I am optimistic Gyokeres will deliver in the five years he is assured of being with Arsenal. Welcome Gyokeres.
Let Arsenal do all business but don’t let Nwaneri or Martinell leave.
Those are the generational stars with saka
I think arsenal has waken up from their slumber. Now go get eze or rotrigo
Gyokeres looks good but i would have prefferrd Sesko because of age
Good development. This is the first season that arsenal want to sign Good player. It seems arteta and new sporting director Bertha are really mean business. If arsenal can sign the likes of Gyorokes, eberechi and maduke from Chelsea I think we should consider ourselves the winners in this season 25/26 session.
I’m chiccasilver, viktor gyokeres had an early english system of football b4 wt conventry fc.later a champions league face off wt arsenalfc n Manchester city. He impressed so no doubt,viktor gyokeres all d way