Club now tells Arsenal exactly what to do if they want their star player as Gunners want €80m deal done
Sporting CP have rejected a bid of €65 million, including €15m in add-ons, from Arsenal for Viktor Gyokeres today, according to Portuguese outlet O Jogo.
The Gunners want to sign the Sweden international striker and are closing in on a deal totalling €80m, but Sporting want them to pay an initial €70m for him and the other €10m in add-ons.
Both clubs are expected to reach an agreement soon as Gyokeres wants to join Arsenal and has agreed personal terms with the North London club.
The Gunners sporting director Andrea Berta is a huge admirer of the former Brighton & Hove Albion striker and has been pushing for him to join the club.
Arsenal also have RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko on their radar, but agreeing personal terms with the Slovenian has proven tricky, and talks between them and the Bundesliga club have not progressed well either.
It appears they have moved on from signing him and are now concentrating on getting a deal done for Gyokeres.
Their manager Mikel Arteta wants a new number 9 in place as soon as possible with pre-season preparations set to get underway in the coming days, and the Swede is expected to complete a move to the North London club very soon.
Gyokeres has notched 97 goals and 28 assists in 102 games for the Portuguese top-flight club, but there remains doubts about his ability to replicate such an impressive form in a league like the English top-flight, and he will be desperate to prove the critics wrong if he becomes an Arsenal player.
The Gunners will have a huge chance of winning the Premier League next season if the Sporting hitman manages to hit the ground running at the Emirates Stadium club upon his arrival, and they could also become genuine challengers for the Champions League if he maintains his current scoring rate.
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