Overview

• Arsenal and Sporting CP agreed on a £55 million base fee plus £8.6 million in add-ons but remain deadlocked over the structure and timing of those bonuses.
• If the transfer isn’t finalised before their Asia tour, Arsenal will keep Gyökeres in London for individual training to protect his fitness.
• Sporting president Frederico Varandas insists on securing ‘fair market value’ and has earmarked Almería’s Luis Javier Suarez as Gyökeres’s successor.
• Late reports say Manchester United have lodged a bid matching Arsenal’s offer, intensifying fears of a deal hijack.
• Gyökeres has been formally notified of disciplinary breaches for skipping Sporting’s pre-season camp, and sources say his family has suffered emotional strain from the protracted talks.