Arsenal have ‘taken the lead’ in the race to sign Sporting Lisbon sensation Viktor Gyokeres amid interest from FC Barcelona.
The Gunners are crying out for a new striker heading into the next transfer window. After they failed to sign a forward in January and last summer.
Mikel Merino has done a great job as a fill-in striker with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus ruled out for the remainder of this season, but Arsenal still need to sign a top-tier forward as an upgrade.
Mikel Artet side are link with several potential options, with Gyokeres, Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน Ipswich Town’s Liam Delap mentioned as possible solutions.
Arsenal are fourth in our Premier League net spend table, so Arteta is likely to given a big budget this summer with a new striker among several potential new arrivals.
Gyokeres is a leading contender. This season’s leading scorer in Europe. He has sensational since joining Sporting Lisbon from Championship side Coventry City for around £15m in 2023.
The Sweden international link with several Premier League and European sides. But a new report in Spain claims Arsenal have ‘taken the lead’.
The report suggests the Gunners have ‘put’ up 65 million euros (around £56m) to sign Gyokeres and an ‘agreement is well underway’ for Arteta’s ‘priority’ target.
The Gunners said to have ‘accelerated in recent weeks. This is a ‘new setback’ for Barcelona, who ‘see Gyokeres slip away for financial reasons’.