Arsenal has reportedly been scouting Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres during his preseason with Sporting CP, prompting renewed interest in the player. It now appears that Arsenal may try to sign the former Coventry City player.
It is believed that the player is open to moving to North London. However, there is still a valuation gap between the teams, with Sporting wanting roughly £80 million while Arsenal apparently wants to pay around £55 million to £60 million.
Gooners will hope the two clubs will reach a compromise on the transfer fee. If that is so, as per some comments from Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany, Arsenal will not only sign a striker who will guarantee them goals and assists, but they will also add a player who Premier League defenders will dread because he will keep them on their toes while also providing a platform for his teammates to shine.
“We have a backline that is usually really aggressive and able to recover the ball on the first moment of impact and with him it takes you two, three or even four times and even runs the ball down into the corner,” said Kompany, last year while he was still Burnley boss, after facing Gyokeres while he was still a Coventry star.
“Even then he is able to square you up and create threat towards goal. His final balls are good, not just where he has to shoot but how he brings other players into the game.”
Some Gooners are so rigid that the attack is in safe hands with Kai Havertz, but acquiring someone like Gyokeres, who piled up 43 goals and produced 15 assists last season, does not weaken Arsenal; rather, he strengthens and gives us different options for us to contend for glory next season…
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He plus Merino along with Calafiori would make for a good window esp if Nelson (£15-20) Nketiah (£25 to 30) and ESR (£30) are able to get transfers away for say £70 to 8m collectively.
He looks like he has improved a lot over the past two years, especially this year. It maybe that he is now getting better quality service by his teammates or he has worked on upgrading a few moves during training.
Let’s hope he is consistent in his second good year and is able to step up and produce the goods in our competitive league if we get him.
If we get him, I am hoping it will be the case that if he has better creative players around him he may improve further and it may balance out the fact that he will need to improve when facing a more competitive league. Let’s hope it works out that way. He sounds like an exciting possible purchase, fingers crossed.
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The addition of Merino is a key to match up to a player like Rodri – who is the best central mid in the Prem – that let’s Declan and Martin do damage going forward. We need cover for Saka he cant play at this level year on year so Mane would be a great addition. Do we need a center forward – the current fashion is yes – started by Man City with Haarland…. bear with – I’ll explain – Utd bought Van Persie for one specific reason – he stayed one season at Utd won the Prem and then he was gone. Haarland was bought in to win PL title 3 and the Champions league job done – specific purchases payed to win. The game has changed again – Arsenal fans would love to see a an Ian Wright again I think Ivan Toney or Isak are the key targets based on my comments above – they both know the prem and all the usual suspects they will play against. Toney is London based – dont care if hes good for one season that wins a couple of trophys – that would be the reason to buy him – for that one big season. Isak would be top for at least 2-3 seasons. Discuss
yes this coach need to be quick and think to solve Arsenal problem before in the later thongs get worse we need a cover up fo4 Saka as soon as possible this guy been burning his body all along you can’t keep playing him week in and week out
Merino is not a DM, though can do a job there as a makeshift, but not entirely as a permanent DM. I see him playing the left sided box to box 8, just like Xhaka did while he was with us in his final season. Toney is not what i think we need, Isak sure is one i’d go for if we are in search of a striker.
Not that I disagree with his vision of Gyokeres but didn’t Kompany also say Sambi was the new Yaya Toure? Caution is in the wind.
Very correct 👌
He played completely upfront on his own for Cov, mostly creating chances for himself, Cov play with 10 men behind the ball & left him to pole a lone furrow, he was always a good player, his move to Lisbon has been tremendous for him & he’s been able to show so much more in an attacking team with better players around him
That’s the thing. How do you really know what this guy’s ceiling is? Is it worth the financial risk for the Arsenal to be the next club to find out? Personally, I believe it’s worth the risk at £50-60 million as long as we don’t commit to an exorbitant long-term wage contract.
let Arteta stop acting too cheap and bring in quality players to improve the team if he really want to hold the Premier league trophy 🏆
I have watched his videos .the guy is good phyically and technically
Everything is not Arteta. The problem is Arsenal is now willing to spend at the wrong time when FFP eye is everywhere.
On the hand, team are not enquiring the availability of our fringe players talkless of value to place on them.
The last time we believed Kompany we ended up with Lokonga and now we’re trying to get him off the books..I just hope this time it’s a win
With his clips I have watched so far… Arsenal will definitely win trophies if Victor joins. Good turning, blastering Pace, very precise in Hitting the back of the net. For me ooooo….. Welcome to Arsenal… Victor Gyokeres.👍🍾🎉🥂💪