Administrator Stan Posted July 29 Administrator Share Posted July 29 Quote Arsenal are believed to be on pole position for the signing of Viktor Gyokeres with a sizeable opening offer in the works for the Sporting Lisbon striker and with Liverpool chances of gazumping them to his signature on the decline. The Sweden striker has catapulted himself into the upper echelons of strikers in the world game, off the back of a brilliant first season in Portugal, where he scored 43 goals and added 15 assists from 50 appearances in all competitions. That record of a goal contribution every 0.86 appearances has put Gyokeres firmly on the radar of some of the world’s biggest sides, who would love to add the prolific 26-year-old to their ranks. However, in the last 24 hours, Liverpool have also been touted as candidates for his signature with Arne Slot looking into ways to freshen up his attack this summer. Whoever does move for him, however, Sporting CP know they are protected by the mammoth €100m (£84.6m) exit clause they placed in his contract when signing Gyokeres from Coventry last summer. As a result, they are likely to drive a hard bargain if any Premier League side comes calling and follows up their interest with a firm bid. And with Arsenal’s need for a new centre forward plainly obvious, trusted transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has confirmed the Gunners are ready to launch an opening offer for the 20-times capped Sweden international. Per the Italian, the opening offer from the Gunners will likely be worth between £55m and £60m (€65m and €70.9m). Whether that is enough to tempt Sporting to cash in remains to be seen and it is likely they will drive and drive up his price before agreeing a deal with the Gunners, whom many feel just now need a prolific front man to dethrone Manchester City from their four-year reign as Premier League champions. https://www.teamtalk.com/news/liverpool-transfer-hijack-crumbles-arsenal-ready-massive-opening-offer-119-goal-machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machado Posted Tuesday at 21:22 Share Posted Tuesday at 21:22 32 and it's still November.... He might break Messi's record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeKhrush Posted yesterday at 12:05 Share Posted yesterday at 12:05 For me if it means they stay away from Isak while breaking their coffers that's fine. I can see why we wanted him 3 years ago but Mike Ashley was to cheap to pay 20m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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