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Arsenal want Eze after Gyokeres signing, Liverpool ready Isak bid, Man United latest - Latest transfer news and rumours as Arsenal complete the signing of Viktor Gyokeres for up to £64m
The 27-year-old, who fired Sporting to the Portuguese title last season with 39 goals and netted a Champions League hat-trick against Manchester City, is reported to have signed a five-year deal in a transfer worth £55 million (62.
Viktor Gyökeres is Arsenal’s sixth signing of the summer, but there is still work to be done in the transfer market.
After months of speculation, the club have agreed a €63.5m fixed fee with a further €10m in add-ons for Sporting CP's free-scoring striker
Dalibor Savic, who coached Gyokeres at his first club in Sweden, Brommapojkarna, had no doubts the forward would become a huge success, given his determination and focus to make the most of every opportunity.
Julius Aghahowa, a close friend of Wilfred Ndidi, says the Leicester midfielder favours a move to Man United over Everton and other clubs this summer.
Arsenal have reached a full agreement with Sporting CP for the transfer of Viktor Gyokeres. The Premier League side will pay an initial €63.5million (£54.8m; $74.2m) plus €10m in add-ons. Gyokeres has been given permission to travel by Sporting and is expected to undergo his Arsenal medical on Saturday.
The striker has signed a long-term deal, reportedly a five-year contract, at the Emirates in a £63.5m (€72.6m) move, including add-ons, from Sporting CP
Liverpool's spending spree continues, this time with the signing of forward Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt for a reported transfer fee that could be upwards of $100 million. Ekitike will fly out to Hong Kong to join his new teammates in time for the first game of their preseason tour, which will be against AC Milan on Saturday.
It has taken 12 months and three transfer windows, but for Arsenal fans the seemingly interminable wait for a new striker is almost over. A year after trying and failing to sign Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig,