Arsenal from London achieved a deal with Sporting from Lisbon on the transfer of the Swedish attacker of Viktor Gyökeres (27), one of the most efficient Golgets in Europe.
“Minners” will pay 73.5 million euros for this transfer, British media were transferred to Monday.
Negotiations were intensified last week when the sports director of Arsenal Andrea Bert arrived in the Portuguese capital.
The original offer of Arsenal was 70 million euros, but Sporting refused. Although there was an redemption clause of 100 million euros in Gyökeres contract, the club eventually agreed to a slightly lower price.
Gyökeres scored as many as 54 goals in all competitions last season, and the media claim that he had already arranged personal conditions and salary with Arsenal.
Sporting President Frederico Varandas said on Sunday that Gyökeres would be fined because he did not appear on the preparations for the new season, although his club gave him extra rest. Still, the attacker did not appear on Saturday, which many sees as a way of pressing the club’s management to speed up the transfer.
Gyökeres arrived in Sporting in summer 2023. From the English Coventry for EUR 24 million. In the portuguese club jersey, a total of 97 goals scored and enrolled in 28 assists in two seasons.
(Vijesti.ba)
