Arsenal have accomplished the signing of extremely sought-after striker Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting CP, the membership introduced on Saturday.
Sources have instructed ESPN that Gyökeres arrives in a deal price €63 million ($74m) plus €10m ($11.7m) in add-ons.
The 27-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Premier League aspect, who’ve lengthy been linked with a brand new striker. He’ll put on the No. 14 shirt at his new membership.
Arsenal and Sporting had been locked in negotiations for a while, with sources telling ESPN the delay was due to disagreements over the small print of performance-related add-ons.
“We’re completely delighted to welcome Viktor Gyökeres to the membership,” Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta said in a statement. “The consistency he has proven in his performances and availability have been excellent, and his aim contributions converse for themselves.
“Viktor has so many qualities. He’s a fast and highly effective presence up entrance, with unimaginable goalscoring numbers at membership and worldwide ranges. He brings a medical edge with a excessive conversion fee of probabilities into objectives, together with his clever motion within the field making him a continuing menace.
“We’re enthusiastic about what Viktor brings to our squad and are trying ahead to begin working with him. We welcome Viktor and his household to Arsenal.”
The Sweden worldwide arrives with a glowing popularity, and was additionally the topic of curiosity from Manchester United and Saudi Pro League sides this summer time.
Gyökeres has scored 68 league objectives in simply 66 appearances in Portugal — with 39 netted final season alone — having joined from Championship aspect Coventry Metropolis in 2023. He additionally loved spells in English soccer at Swansea Metropolis and Brighton & Hove Albion.
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Sporting director Andrea Berta stated: “We’re so happy with the wonderful deal we’ve got accomplished to deliver Viktor Gyökeres to the membership. Viktor is an distinctive expertise and has persistently demonstrated he has the qualities and profitable mentality required of a top-level centre-forward. His physicality, intelligence and work ethic make him an ideal match for our imaginative and prescient.
“We’re assured Viktor could have a significant impression on the pitch and turn out to be an essential determine in our dressing room.”
The 27-year-old provides extra firepower to an Arsenal aspect who had been hamstrung by accidents within the second half of final season.
Kai Havertz, who was a type of absentees, was the one recognised senior striker introduced on the preseason tour by Mikel Arteta.
The Arsenal boss is keen for Gyökeres to join the club’s preseason tour with Arsenal taking part in Newcastle in Singapore on Sunday after which flying to Hong Kong on Tuesday forward of Thursday’s recreation towards arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsenal have completed second within the Premier League for 3 consecutive seasons.
Data from ESPN’s James Olley contributed to this report