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Arsenal ‘get green light to complete Viktor Gyokeres transfer from Sporting for just £60m as contract details emerge’

Published on May 14, 2025 at 05:34 AM

ARSENAL are set to make Viktor Gyokeres one of their highest earners – and could land him for just £60million.

The Gunners are among a host of Europe’s elite

Sporting CP's Gyokeres celebrates a goal.
Viktor Gyokeres is high on Arsenal’s summer wishlist
Viktor Gyokeres of Sporting CP celebrates scoring a goal.
The Swedish striker has scored goals for fun in Portugal since joining Sporting in 2023

, 26, has scored 95 goals in 100 games since joining Sporting Lisbon from Coventry City.

The forward cost the Portuguese club £16.8m in the summer of 2023.

And reports suggest Sporting have already agreed a price with for one of their top targets.

New sporting director Andrea Berta has placed Gyokeres as the Gunners look to overhaul their attack.

The Mirror report that there is already an agreement in place on price between the two clubs.

The £60m fee represents a lower figure than the included in the forward’s contract.

But that price tag “could go higher”;; if clubs pile in for a bidding war in the summer, with

The 26-year-old will also command a hefty wage, with his proposed contract costing the Gunners over £7million-a-year.

He is expected to be offered a deal north of £200,000-a-week, putting him among the top earners at the Emirates.

Arsenal are also keen on RB Leipzig star , 22.

However, reports suggest about that deal and considers Gyokeres its top target.

Gyokeres ended April in stunning form, netting EIGHT times in just three games against Moreirense, Rio Ave and Boavista.

The ex-Brighton striker was recently asked about the possibility of a switch to the capital.

But he remained tight-lipped on his future with Sporting going into a last-day shootout for the title with rivals Benfica on Saturday.

Asked after the win over Moreirense if he liked London, Gyokeres replied with a smile: “I like Lisbon!”;;

He added: “No one can predict what will happen, we enjoy the moment.”;;

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