Arsenal are believed to be on pole position for the signing of Viktor Gyokeres with a sizeable opening offer in the works for the Sporting Lisbon striker and with Liverpool chances of gazumping them to his signature on the decline.
The Sweden striker has catapulted himself into the upper echelons of strikers in the world game, off the back of a brilliant first season in Portugal, where he scored 43 goals and added 15 assists from 50 appearances in all competitions. That record of a goal contribution every 0.86 appearances has put Gyokeres firmly on the radar of some of the world’s biggest sides, who would love to add the prolific 26-year-old to their ranks.
Indeed, Gyokeres has been strongly linked with a move back to England this summer, having previously starred for Coventry and before that Brighton.
To that end, Chelsea have been linked with his signature, though the strongest interest has come from Arsenal, with sporting director Edu said to be a huge admirer of the Swede and feeling the player would be perfect for Mikel Arteta’s system.
