Viktor Gyokeres warming up together with his Sporting teammates (Picture by Jess Hornby/Getty Pictures)
Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres has not turned up for pre-season coaching with Sporting Lisbon as he appears to push by a switch to Arsenal.
The 27-year-old was not in attendance for the beginning of pre-season with Sporting in the present day, in accordance with a report from Mais Futebol.
This follows Fabrizio Romano reporting on his YouTube channel that Gyokeres was adamant he wished to depart the Portuguese membership for a transfer to Arsenal.
Romano additionally made it clear that Gyokeres had no plans to return to coach with Sporting once more or play for them ever once more.
It now appears that has come to move, and Arsenal followers will hope this implies a deal is near being struck.
Viktor Gyokeres doing his finest to drive Arsenal switch
It definitely looks as if Gyokeres is doing his finest to drive Sporting into letting him be a part of Arsenal.
The previous Coventry Metropolis man has additionally apparently given up part of his wage from Sporting to assist pay for his method out of the membership, in accordance with Report.
Gyokeres’ message actually couldn’t be a lot clearer: he needs out of Sporting, and it appears Arsenal is his dream vacation spot.
In one other YouTube put up, Romano additionally said that Gyokeres had knowledgeable Manchester United of his desire to becoming a member of Arsenal.
Arsenal rebuilding their assault
In addition to a brand new striker, we may see a number of attacking midfield signings for Arsenal this summer time.
Whereas Gyokeres will likely be tasked with ending off possibilities, it could possibly be that they’ll be being provided to him by Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze.
As per Ben Jacobs within the X put up above, Arsenal’s transfer to signal Madueke from Chelsea is separate from their curiosity in Crystal Palace star Eze.
Madueke ought to present cowl on both the suitable or left flank, permitting Mikel Arteta to rotate the likes of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli a bit extra typically.
Eze, in the meantime, can play on the left or in a extra central position, maybe giving AFC an alternative choice to Martin Odegaard after his slight dip in type final season.
