Gyökeres, who scored 54 goals in 52 appearances in all competitions last season in Portugal, was preferred to Benjamin Sesko by Mikel Arteta to be Arsenal's marquee signing of the summer.

Arsenal are in advanced talks to sign Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyökeres according to the Athletic's David Ornstein. The Gunners had been linked with several strikers, most notably RB

After weeks of the will-they-won’t-they saga playing out between Arsenal FC, Benjamin Sěsko, and Viktor Gyökeres, David Ornstein and Fabrizio Romano dropped a bombshell on Sunday morning when they reported that Arsenal have agreed to terms with Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting CP from Portugal.