Overview
- Arsenal ended a protracted summer negotiation with Sporting Lisbon by accepting a structured fee package to secure striker Viktor Gyökeres.
- The agreement features a £54.8 million initial payment with up to £8.6 million in performance-related add-ons.
- Both clubs have exchanged the final contracts, and Gyökeres has been authorised to travel to London for his medical examination.
- He is scheduled to undergo his medical within 24 hours of arrival before linking up with Arsenal’s squad in Asia for pre-season preparations.
- Manager Mikel Arteta targeted Gyökeres for his 54 goals in 52 matches last season and 15 in 26 Sweden caps to bolster Arsenal’s domestic and European challenge.