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Arsenal are on the verge of signing Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres after negotiations over the finer details of the transfer took longer than expected.
BBC Sport reported last week a £63.5m deal was in the final stages, with Arsenal hoping it would be done for the beginning of their pre-season tour of Asia, which starts on Sunday.
However, the move for the Sweden forward has been held up because of
Alexander Isak: (Newcastle United)
Newcastle’s message is that Isak is not for sale but you get the feeling this isn’t the last we will hear about his future.
Liverpool are interested in the 25-year-old Sweden forward but know they would have to break the British transfer record to even stand a chance of prising him from the Magpies.
BBC Sport understands a deal for Isak would cost up to £130m.
Arsenal expect to reach a full agreement with Sporting inside the next 24 hours for the 73.5m euros (£63.5m) signing of Viktor Gyokeres.
Sources have told BBC Sport that a club-to-club deal for the Sweden forward is now in place with just minor details left to resolve.
All parties are working towards the signing being completed in time for Gyokeres to travel with the Gunners to Asia for their pre-season
Gyokeres’ former team-mates and coaches remember a young boy who cried when he lost. They talk about a “stubborn kid” who was “wild, really aggressive” and would occasionally come to blows with team-mates.
“I remember the older players were sometimes telling him to calm down a little bit, because he was always going all-in,” Magni Fannberg, who handed Gyokeres his first-team debut for Swedish club Brommapojkarna in 2015, told the
Arsenal in talks to sign Sporting striker Gyokeres
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Bayern Munich consider move for Marcus Rashford, Arsenal close in on deal for Viktor Gyokeres, Crystal Palace agree £47m price for Ousmane Diomande.
Bayern Munich are considering a shock move for Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford, 27, after being impressed by his form on loan at Aston Villa last season. (Sun), external
Arsenal are moving closer to a deal for Sporting forward Viktor Gyokeres. The 27-year-old Swede
Arsenal join race for Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike, five Bundesliga clubs show interest in Manchester City’s James McAtee and Liverpool ready to offer Ben Doak as makeweight in Marc Guehi deal.
Arsenal have joined Chelsea, Liverpool, and Manchester United in the race to sign Eintracht Frankfurt’s 23-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike. (Sport Bild – in German, subscription required), external
Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, RB Leipzig and
Arsenal have alternative targets to Isak – namely RB Leipzig’s Sesko and Sporting’s Gyokeres.
Sesko is a long-term target and was close to joining the club last summer.
Arsenal enquired again in January, but the German club were adamant they had no intention of selling and the Gunners did not want to antagonise them before a potential negotiation this summer.
Slovenia international Sesko has scored 26 goals this season –
Manchester United have held talks with several clubs, including Real Betis, as they attempt to offload 24-year-old Brazil winger Antony this month. (Sun), external
Chelsea are unlikely to sign England defender Marc Guehi, 24, from Crystal Palace this month after recalling Trevoh Chalobah, 25, from a loan spell at Selhurst Park. (Mail), external
Newcastle United have rejected a bid of £11m from Fenerbahce for 26-year-old English defender Lloyd
