The striker of the striker Viktor Gyokeres moved to Arsenal seemed to be almost complete, but an unexpected news from Portugal showed that there was still a big barrier to overcome.
After 3 consecutive seasons, Arsenal has determined that Gyokeres is the top target this summer to enhance the power of the attack as well as improve the scoring performance.
Gyokeres – who scored 97 goals in 102 matches for Sporting – considered the perfect choice. He also informed the Portuguese team that he wanted to leave to look for new challenges.
The deal has occupied the headlines throughout the summer, when Gyokeres conflicts with Sporting and refuses to practice in the context of the two clubs constantly negotiating back and forth.
Personal terms between Gyokeres and Arsenal have never been a problem. Even, it seems that everything has come to an end when the two sides approached the transfer fee of about 70 million euros (including 10 million euros an additional fee).
However, according to Record, the two clubs are currently in a deadlock due to disagreements in bonuses, and the deal “is at risk of completely breaking down”. Specifically, Arsenal did not accept Sporting's request for “easy to achieve” bonus terms.
A Bola also said that only about 3 million euros among the additional terms are “easy to achieve” on the Sporting side, so they refuse to agree.
Although the representative of Gyokeres, Hasan Cetinkaya, abandoned the commission to promote progress, the deal is still facing the risk of breaking. Prestigious journalist David Ornstein from The Athletic has just updated the situation.
Sharing on the “Back Pages” program by Sky Sports News, Ornstein said: “The two sides still need to complete the details related to additional terms.
I think this is the last stage of negotiations where things can become tense. Arsenal is very close to this deal and is trying to complete it. Although not finished, but they are optimistic to keep in time to bring Gyokeres to accompany the trip before the season. “
If Arsenal completed the deal, Gyokeres would become their fourth rookie in the summer of 2025, after the contracts with Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard and goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.