Viktor Gyokeres continues to be linked with a move to Arsenal during the summer transfer window, and it will be interesting to see if they can get the deal across the line.
The player has been linked with Italian club Juventus as well, but the Serie A giants will not be able to compete with Arsenal in the race financially.
Alfredo Pedulla has revealed on the Italian Football Podcast: “Arsenal’s first choice is Gyokeres. I know that Andrea Berta, Arsenal’s new sporting director has Gyokeres in his head more than Sesko. Gyokeres is liked more than Sesko. Maybe in the end they will sign Sesko, but their objective, their priority is Gyokeres.”
Confusion over asking price
The Swedish International striker was initially valued at €100 million, and there have been rumours that he could be signed for less. Apparently, the player’s agent is on a collision course with the Portuguese club regarding the player’s valuation.
Gyokeres’ agent feels that the club promised to sell him for a more reasonable fee, but the Sporting CP president is now denying making such assurances. It remains to be seen how the situation develops.
Arsenal need Viktor Gyokeres
Arsenal will be hoping to sign him for a reasonable amount of money. Spending €100 million on the 27-year-old striker does not make any sense, and Benjamin Sesko would be a cheaper alternative.
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Arsenal are in desperate need of a reliable finisher. The 27-year-old has scored 54 goals last season, and there is no doubt that he is a world-class player, but they will not want to overpay for him.
It will be interesting to see if the player and his agent can convince Sporting CP to accept a reasonable offer in the coming weeks. Arsenal will be hoping to win the league title next season, and they must sign top-quality players. The Swedish International could transform them.
The transfer policy is poor! They will end up empty handed! Poor decision making! It has let them down several seasons, they do not learn from mistakes. Next season they will not even qualify for Champion League if they do not sign a good striker.
All this hullabaloo about Arsenal needing a top striker became loud just in this past season. In the previous two seasons Arsenal scored 88 and 91 goals in the EPL (coming only behind champions Manchester City).
Last season injuries and lack of form deprived the team of the goal-scoring capabilities of the likes of Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli and Havetz. That’s why it’s as if there is a goal-scoring crisis in the team.
I want Arsenal to sign a “top striker” but not at all cost. No “shylock” club should capitalize on Arsenal’s needs to sell average players for unreasonable gains!
al last someone with sense, everyone else sounds like spoilt brats wanting everything their way. Imagine we sign Sesko and Gyokeres and they both get injured by October to return by February and we end up 2nd again but with the FA Cup bagged. What will they say next…..
Arsenal truly needs to sign a striker this season, it’s quiet hard to believe that they sold a very wonderful striker in the name of Mika Biereth for a lower fee knowing very well they got no striker, if Biereth would have been allowed enough time right now arsenal would not be worried about signing of a striker because he was a homegrown player
With Berta I believe we will get the best. The club should just give money and not stand in the way of purchases
Berta is the problem here now. His incompetence and arrogance are glaring. His lack of respect for the scouts and Arteta over their choice of striker (Sesko) is a cause of concern. Instead, Berta is adamant to bring a player that likes over a player that the scouts and Arteta (coach/manager) decided since last summer was best suited for their system. 13 days of transfer window being open and Berta has not sold any of the dead wood at Arsenal.His job is to get the deals done expediently and so far here been a failure. Every other top have completed multiple signings,while Berta has done nothing but talking.
why buy victor who is 27 and has no incremental value. he has reached his peak in soccer and plays in a lower league. i agree with Arteta, pls buy Sesko. he is just 22 and promising and also plays in a tougher league. he can play for the next 6-7 years for Arsenal and not Victor. please get Ben. He has form on the ball and can link up play.
Sesko entourage pure greed, but then what agents aren’t sharks . Agents killing football . Like the late Mini Railao petsi merda