Arsenal dey near finalise deal wey e be worth €73.5m (£63.5m) plus add-ons for Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting CP. Di two clubs don dey negotiate for more than one week, and discussions dey advanced stage now, wey agreement dey near.
Di offer better pass di Gunners' previous proposal of 70m euros (£60m) wey include add-ons. Gyokeres, wey e be 27 years, don already agree terms on top of five-year deal with di Gunners, so once di finer details of di club-to-club agreement dey agreed, di formalities of di move go dey concluded sharp sharp.
BBC Sport reveal say Arsenal don turn their attention to Gyokeres after dem hit impasse for their bid to sign Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig. Gunners sporting director Andrea Berta fly go Lisbon towards di end of last week to lead negotiations with Sporting.
Sporting president Frederico Varandas talk say Gyokeres dey face disciplinary action after e fail to report for pre-season training. Gyokeres, wey e score 54 goals for 52 games last season, never explain why e no turn up for pre-season.
Varandas tell Portuguese news agency Lusa say "no one dey above di interests of di club". Former Brighton and Coventry striker Gyokeres don score 97 goals for 102 matches during e two seasons for Portugal, wey e fire Sporting to two league titles.
Why Arsenal want Gyokeres?
Mikel Arteta dey look for specialist centre-forward. Gyokeres e get di physical presence and goalscoring record wey dem dey need. E be battering ram of striker wey absurd scoring record.
What next for Arsenal?
- Finalise di agreement with Sporting CP
- Complete di medical
- Announce di signing