Arsenal would like to get a deal for the sporty Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres before the end of the window with Mikel Arteta who shared his thoughts over a deal
Arsenal -Baas Mikel Arteta has set a deadline of less than two weeks for Arsenal to close a deal for Viktor Gyokeres or an alternative. The Gunners are desperate to add a striker to their team this summer while trying to cut the opening to Arsenal at the top of the table.
A number of candidates have emerged, including RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko and Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa. But the excellent candidate seems to be Sporting Lisbon Hitman Viktor Gyokeres.
Reports have suggested that Arsenal closes a deal for the Swedish striker after agreeing personal conditions. Negotiations continue with Sporting, who are reportedly wanting to bank about £ 69 million (€ 80 million) for their star man.
Although the work on a deal remains, it seems that Arteta is very enthusiastic that a deal is closed as quickly as possible. According to Mail Online, the Arsenal boss wants a move for an attacker to complete before Arsenal flies to Singapore for a pre-season tour through Asia on July 19.
It is suggested that the vast majority of negotiations will have to be concluded in the week that starts on July 14, so that Arsenal only has a limited amount of time to remove the conditions of a relocation.
Sporty President Federico Varandas recently spoke about the future of Gyokees and checked the Gunners when discussing how much his side would be willing to sell the striker. He said: “Sports is calm about this issue.
“Secondly, Sport does not have to sell Viktor Gyökeres. Fortunately, we have moved beyond the sale phase of the sale of our main license.
“However, we remain sensitive to the dreams of Viktor or that of another athlete. Sport has made a commitment that after weeks of meetings we will not demand the full amount of the clause; we will be reasonable with regard to the requested amount for Viktor.
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“Today there is a strong chance that he will leave. I will not reveal the amount, but the player knows what it is. I can say that Viktor will not leave for 60+10m. He will not leave, absolutely not.
“We have paid attention in recent weeks. I saw a player, Zubimendi, who is six months younger than Viktor, 65 million and I saw Matheus Cunha moving to Manchester United for around 75 million euros.
“We are talking about players who are 26 years old. I believe that Viktor could leave unless he has the worst agent in the world, whom I do not believe, because his agent is one of the best in the world.”
Gyokees is not the only signature that Arsenal could conclude in the coming weeks. Martin Zubimendi is about to become a shooter, while Valencia star Crithian Mosquera has rejected a new contract with the La Liga side to push through a movement.