Overview

• Arsenal will pay Sporting Lisbon a guaranteed €65.8 million with up to €10.3 million in add-ons, setting a record outgoing fee for the Portuguese club.
• Gyökeres has committed to a five-year contract that runs until 2030, making him one of Arsenal’s five most expensive signings.
• The 27-year-old netted 97 goals in 102 appearances for Sporting Lisbon, winning back-to-back league titles and finishing as the top scorer in both seasons.
• He returns to the Premier League after joining Brighton in 2018 and featuring on loan at clubs including FC St. Pauli.
• Sporting director Andrea Berta and manager Mikel Arteta praised his physicality, consistency and winner’s mentality as key to Arsenal’s attacking ambitions.