Arsenal has remained determined to add a new striker to their team this summer after they have reduced their shortlist to Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko and there now seems to be an excellent candidate
Arsenal resumed conversations with Viktor Gyokeres after he has not agreed to any costs for alternative target Benjamin Sesko, has been unveiled. The Gunners both had on their shortlist this summer, with Mikel Arteta who wanted to add a new striker to his team.
Their attention is apparently interspersed between the two during the summer transfer window. But it now seems that the sporty Lisbon star Gyokeres stands straight in line.
Arsenal is in advanced conversations with their Portuguese counterparts about a deal that has already drawn up personal conditions with Gyokeres himself. It leaves a deal for Sesko that looks very unlikely.
According to The Independent, Gunners -Chef Andrea Berta went further out of Slovenian because of the elevated requirements of about € 80 million to complete a deal. Arsenal was reportedly € 10 million away from that asking price, while the structure of a movement also left the bosses of North Londs dissatisfied.
In the meantime, personal conditions with the striker were also problematic, which forced Arsenal to leave the conversations completely. Elsewhere, Sesko's agent Elvis Basanovic was also asked about the Gunners who are considering movements for both attackers.
He suggested that Sesko would have been the better option for Arsenal, while he also fired a subtle excavation on Gyokees for his attempts to get from Sporting Lisbon. With Give Me Sport he said: 'Let me tell you: Sesko competes with no one.
“He is him every day versus him. We have a clear plan for the future and media speculation has no influence on us. Sesko is not just a striker, he is a special striker.”
He added: “Even if there can be a strong wish of the player – or will be to move to a certain club, we will never force or blackmail RB Leipzig. I believe this is not the right way because the way you actually go out of the club, shows your values. Values ​​that you bring in a new club.
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“I can understand it in very large transfers, there are many different interests, but whatever happens, I believe that the football world should be more respect. So that's why we do things in the right way or we don't do them. It is very simple, even in the media it looks very complicated.”
Regardless of which striker Arsenal board, Mikel Arteta would like to get a deal over the line earlier instead of later. The Spaniard wants a new attacker to be signed before Arsenal flies to Singapore on July 19 for a tour for the season through Asia, which means that the vast majority of negotiations should be concluded before that date.