Disappointed 51-Goal Target Set for January Exit with Substantial Cut-Price Agreement Giving Arsenal Transfer Boost

According to reviews, Sporting Lisbon are ‘open to selling’ Viktor Gyokeres in January amid curiosity from Premier League giants Arsenal.

The Gunners have been busy in the summertime as they signed David Raya, Riccardo Calafiori, Mikel Merino, Neto and Raheem Sterling.

Heading into the summer time, it was extensively reported that one in all Arsenal’s priorities can be to signal a brand new striker, however they didn't add one other No.9 to their squad.

Eddie Nketiah’s sale to Premier League rivals Crystal Palace leaves Mikel Arteta with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus as his remaining striker choices. This means they may enter the market for a brand new ahead in January or subsequent summer time.

In current months, Arsenal have been linked with Gyokeres, Victor Osimhen, Ivan Toney, and Benjamin Sesko.

Gyokeres left Championship outfit Coventry City through the 2023 summer time window to affix Sporting Lisbon for round £18m.

The Swedish worldwide loved a exceptional debut season for the Portuguese aspect as he grabbed 43 targets and 15 assists in his 50 appearances throughout all competitions.

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Gyokeres has established himself as this 12 months’s main scorer in Europe at first of this season. He has eight targets and three assists in his first six appearances of the 2024/25 marketing campaign for Sporting Lisbon.

The 26-year-old was linked with numerous elite European golf equipment in the summertime however his 100 million euro (£86m) launch clause priced him out of a transfer elsewhere.

However, a report from Football Transfers claims Sporting Lisbon can be ‘open to selling’ Gyokeres in January because the striker was ‘disappointed’ to overlook out on a transfer to Arsenal in the summertime.

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It can be claimed that Gyokeres could possibly be obtainable for a charge ‘considerably lower than his launch clause. The report says.

‘Arsenal are sustaining an in depth watch on Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyökeres forward of the January switch window, FootballTransfers understands.
‘With Gunners scouts having monitored him extensively last season, the Swedish international remains on the club’s radar as a possible January signing.
‘Our sources counsel that Gyökeres was disenchanted to not safe a transfer to London through the summer time switch market. We perceive that Sporting are open to promoting the striker for considerably lower than his €100 million launch clause.
‘This is regardless of Sporting president Frederico Varandas not too long ago expressing frustration over how gamers he considers weaker to Gyokeres are valued a lot larger than the Swede.
‘A discussion between Gyökeres and Sporting has reportedly taken place, with an agreement between the two parties that the club’s full asking worth will should be met, whether or not in January or subsequent summer time.’

The report claims Arsenal are ‘on the lookout’ for a brand new striker after they missed out on their ‘primary target’ in the summertime.

‘Arsenal scouts are understood to be persevering with to observe Gyokeres carefully as a switch resolution looms.
‘The Gunners are nonetheless looking out for a pure quantity 9, having failed to amass one through the summer time switch window.
‘Benjamin Sesko was initially their primary target until he signed a contract renewal with Leipzig in June.’