Overview

• Arsenal have agreed a five-year contract with Viktor Gyokeres and entered advanced negotiations with Sporting CP over a fee reported to total up to £75 million
• The Gunners are lining up an opening bid near £50 million for Chelsea winger Noni Madueke after securing his agreement on personal terms
• Gyokeres’s extended leave and threat of a strike at Sporting underscore growing player leverage in transfer talks
• Manchester United, sidelined in the Gyokeres chase, plan to sign free agent Dominic Calvert-Lewin on a deal featuring appearance-linked bonuses
• Clubs are balancing high-value targets with budget-friendly alternatives to comply with Financial Fair Play and UEFA squad registration rules