An enormous revelation in the story of Viktor Gyokeres.
A recent shocking claim from Portugal may seriously jeopardize Arsenal’s aspirations of acquiring Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres this summer.
With 97 goals in 102 games over the past two seasons, Gyokeres’ future has been the talk of the town during this year’s transfer window.
This summer, Arsenal and Manchester United were both after the 27-year-old, but after The Athletic reported that a deal for the striker was progressing, Arsenal seemed to have the upper hand.
However, latest reports from Portugal, as reported by The Daily Mail, indicate that negotiations have now halted, with representatives of Arsenal returning from Lisbon following unsuccessful meetings with Sporting.
After stalled negotiations, an Arsenal insider told A BOLA that the club is prepared to walk away from an agreement to sign the striker, further escalating these worries on Thursday.
Despite earlier acknowledging a certain willingness to increase the stakes even further, the source asserts that Arsenal will take a major step back from the agreement.
Gyokeres, who has offered to forfeit a sizeable portion of his pay in order to help secure his transfer to the Premier League, will be devastated by this news.
According to Fabrizio Romano, “Viktor Gyökeres has consented to forfeit €2 million from his salary in order to facilitate negotiations between Arsenal and Sporting.”
Viktor Gyokeres’ backup plan for Arsenal
After confirmed negotiations for the 22-year-old last month, Mikel Arteta is probably expected to return his focus to RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko if Arsenal is unable to complete the signing of Gyokeres.
Fabrizio Romano confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that negotiations between Arsenal and Leipzig had ceased as the team increased their interest in Gyokeres.
He stated via “At the moment, it has gone quiet as the focus is on Gyokeres.”
Sesko would probably be a more costly alternative for the Gunners, as the Bundesliga team is asking for about £77 million, while Gyokeres is reportedly asking for £70 million.
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