Overview

• Gyokeres has reached an agreement in principle on a five-year deal with Arsenal, according to reports from L’Equipe and transfer specialist Nicolo Schira.
• The activated clause obliges Sporting Lisbon to pay €6 million in agent fees for each rejected bid above €60 million, increasing financial pressure to negotiate.
• Sporting president Federico Varandas acknowledges a “strong likelihood” of Gyokeres’s exit but maintains the club will hold out for his €100 million release fee.
• The Sweden international has informed Sporting he will skip pre-season training until a move is sanctioned, intensifying the stand-off.
• Arsenal are keeping Benjamin Sesko and Eberechi Eze under consideration as fallback options if fee negotiations with Sporting stall.