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Arsenal are believed to have finally secured a full agreement with Sporting CP over the transfer of prolific striker Viktor Gyökeres after belatedly settling on suitable add-ons.
Arsenal are close to completing a blockbuster deal for Sweden and Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres, with former Premier League manager Jose Mourinho offering his verdict on the transfer
Transfer news LIVE!Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are among the clubs making big moves in the summer transfer window ahead of the new Premier League season. The Gunners are closing in on the signing of Viktor Gyokeres after finally making a breakthrough with Sporting.
Jose Mourinho has given his typically honest take on Victor Gyokeres' much-talked-about move to Arsenal as the Swede closes in on a £63.7 million transfer to the Premier League club.
Viktor Gyokeres has plundered goals at Sporting Lisbon and his former mentor - and ex-Arsenal player - Anders Limpar is convinced he will continue his exploits in north London
Arsenal will fork out €63.5million (£54.8m), plus €10m (£8.6m) in add-ons for the 27-year-old, hoping that the former Coventry star will help them make the final jump to claiming the Premier League title.
Anders Limpar, who spent four years at Arsenal in the early 1990s, has unique insight into the former Coventry striker, having mentored him during his youth career at Swedish side Brommapojkarna. Limpar is confident that Gyokeres will make an immediate impact in Mikel Arteta 's team.
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TEAMtalk.com on MSNSpectacular Gyokeres to Arsenal gets Romano ‘Here we go’ green light with compromise reached
Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres is finally on the brink of becoming an Arsenal player, as three trusted sources have confirmed that an agreement between the two clubs has been reached - an agreement that actually includes an agent compromise.
Jose Mourinho has suggested Viktor Gyokeres could struggle at Arsenal against ‘stronger teams and better players’ after hitting out at the ‘lies’ that surrounded one of the biggest transfer sagas of the summer.