Viktor Gyokees is approaching a transfer to Arsenal from Sporting CP and the Gunners want to quickly get the deal over the line for Mikel Arteta
Arsenal hopes to seal the £ 69 million of Viktor Gyokeres by the end of the week to finally land a much needed striker for the club. The Sweden International has been the transfersaga of the summer that refused to appear for the training of the sporting CP.
The Gunners want the deal to be closed on time before the start of their summer tour, so that Gyokees can leave with them for Singapore on Saturday, according to athletics. The side of Noord -London has matches against Milan, Newcastle, Tottenham, Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao before their Premier League campaign starts with a collision against Manchester United.
Mikel Arteta has led the preparations for his team in Cartagena, Spain and hope to have a number of new additions on time for the weekend, including Noni Madueke and Cristian Mosquera. The arrival of a new striker would offer an important boost for the team after Arsenal had made a breakthrough for Gyokees.
The deal is not yet complete with the structure of add-ons that still have to be agreed between the Gunners and Sporting. The Portuguese side demanded more than £ 60 million with add-ons and is now close to getting the deal over the line. It is understanding that a total of £ 69 million wants.
The breakthrough between the teams came when the player's agent agrees with a reduced reimbursement to facilitate a movement for his customer. Earlier, the representative had been in a fiery spit with sporting about the reimbursement for which Gyokeres could leave.
Sporty President Frederico Varandas revealed that he would not be blackmailed in a Bombshell interview and denied that there was an agreement except that Gyokeres could leave for a market value. Eventually the attacker followed with his threat of striking and did not travel to the club in Portugal's pre -season camp.
Gyokeres scored 54 goals in 52 games and Arsenal will hope that he can offer the firepower needed to move them out of the second place they have held in the Premier League. And there is an ambition to quickly integrate him with just a month until the season starts.
The Gunners hope to complete a number of deals with the arrival of Madueke, which is expected to be announced. The English International will participate £ 52 million in Chelsea after leaving the club World Cup campaign early.
The former PSV wing player would have undergone his medical and agreed conditions before they were unveiled by the club.
Arsenal can also quickly add Mosquera. The defender has been a target for the side of Arteta all summer and loves the move.
A fee was difficult to agree, but Arsenal is now supposed to have a verbal agreement on a deal with a value of £ 13 million plus add-ons.