Arsenal will complete an unprecedented summer transfer period in history if they perform another deal after completing the contract with Viktor Gyokeres.
One of the most vibrant summer
The Swedish striker is expected to conduct medical examination this weekend, to complete the £ 63.8 million deal from Sporting CP, closing the process of finding a new striker of the Gunners.
Since leaving the Coventry Club (Championship) with a fee of 20 million euros (£ 17.5 million) in 2023, Gyokeres has become a phenomenon in Portugal. He scored 97 goals after 102 matches, an extraordinary performance that attracted the attention from Man United. However, Gyokeres expressed his clear desire: to play in the Champions League and join Arsenal.
He will be Arsenal's sixth contract this summer, after Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Norgaard, Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke and Cristhian Mosquera.
If Arsenal made another contract after Gyokeres, this would be the busiest transfer of the club since the summer of 2001, the time they brought 7 rookies, including Sol Campbell and Giovanni van Bronckhorst. However, at that time, the system of division has not been applied in the current two transfer periods.
Even to find the last time Arsenal recruited up to 8 players in a transfer window, must return in 1997. This is the summer that they bring to Marc Overmars, Emmanuel Petit and Matthew Upon, making an important contribution to help Arsenal overthrow the dominance of Man United in the Premier League.
In recent years, the summer of 2021 was the busiest transfer period under the Mikel Arteta, when he spent up to £ 142 million to upgrade the team after the difficult start at the Emirates. At that time, Arsenal brought Ben White, Martin Odegaard and Aaron Ramsdale.
Will Arsenal continue to buy more players?
The answer is: It is impossible to rule out that possibility.
In the first press conference at Singapore and Hong Kong tours, coach Mikel Arteta emphasized the need to strengthen forces: “In terms of quantity, we are lacking and need to improve the depth and quality of the squad. We always follow the market. Until that happens, I will focus on existing players and I am very satisfied with what has been seen in the past 10–15 days.”
Since that statement, Arsenal has signed a contract with young center -back Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia. And now, they are preparing to officially announce Viktor Gyokeres. However, the rumors about recruiting more have not stopped.
The most mentioned name is Eberechi Eze, the star of Crystal Palace. The 27 -year -old is highly appreciated for its ability to play flexibly in many attacking positions and is said to have shared with friends that he wants to join Arsenal this summer. Eze has a £ 60 million contract to break the contract, but Arsenal is considered to negotiate to lower this number if it really promotes the deal.
However, Arsenal is not the only team to pursue Eze. The British player is also in the sights of Tottenham, Chelsea and Bayern Munich.
If you successfully recruit Eze, or any other player, Arsenal will officially establish one of the busiest and most ambitious summer transfer in the club's history, with at least 7 or 8 rookies landing at Emirates in just one summer.