This article contains affiliate links, and we will receive a commission on any sales generated from it. Arsenal are reportedly interested in Sporting Lisbon forward Viktor Gyokeres. The former Coventry man has excelled in Portugal, scoring 36 goals across all competitions, including 22 in the Primeira Liga.
He has caught the eye of Arsenal scouts and it is believed that he could make the step up to a top six Premier League side. Arsenal are reportedly prepared to offer players to Sporting Lisbon in exchange for Gyokeres. The lack of a prolific No.
9 has been a setback for the Gunners in their pursuit of the Premier League title. The team’s forwards drew a blank in their recent defeat by Aston Villa. This has prompted the interest in Gyokeres, along with other targets such as Brentford’s Ivan Toney and Napoli’s Victor Osimhen.
Sporting Lisbon currently lead the Portuguese top-flight by four points and have a game in hand over second-placed Benfica. They face a tough summer attempting to keep their key personnel, with Liverpool strongly linked with their head coach Ruben Amorim and Gyokeres’s agent revealing interest from Premier League clubs as well. The agent also stated that Gyokeres’s priority is to win the Portuguese league and cup, expressing the player’s desire to give Sporting fans the titles they long for.