Arsenal Close To Finalising Gyokeres Deal

Arsenal are adjacent to finalising a woody pinch Sporting to motion Sweden guardant Viktor Gyokeres.

The 2 clubs person been negotiating for much than a week pinch discussions now astatine an precocious shape and an statement close.

Arsenal's astir caller connection for nan 27-year-old totals astir 70m euros (£60m) including add-ons.

Gyokeres has already agreed position connected a five-year woody pinch nan Gunners, truthful erstwhile nan finer specifications of nan club-to-club statement are agreed, nan formalities of nan move will beryllium swiftly concluded.

BBC Sport revealed astatine nan commencement of nan period really Arsenal had turned their attentions to Gyokeres aft hitting an impasse successful their bid to motion Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig.

Gunners sporting head Andrea Berta flew to Lisbon towards nan extremity of past week to lead negotiations pinch Sporting.

This weekend, Sporting's president Frederico Varandas said Gyokeres was facing disciplinary action aft failing to study for pre-season training.

Gyokeres, who scored 54 goals successful 52 games past season, has yet to publically explicate why he has not turned up for pre-season.

Varandas told Portuguese news agency Lusa that "no 1 is supra nan interests of nan club".

Former Brighton and Coventry striker Gyokeres has scored 97 goals successful 102 matches during his 2 seasons successful Portugal, firing Sporting to 2 convention titles.