Overview

• Arsenal completed Gyökeres’s transfer on July 22 for €63.5 million plus €10 million in add-ons after his agency waived its commission under a structured deal
• The Sweden international went on strike at Sporting CP and accepted fines to pressure his former club into finalizing the move
• He made his Arsenal debut in the pre-season friendly against Tottenham Hotspur, featuring for about 20 minutes in the North London match
• Negotiations for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko were dropped after his agent’s lofty demands and Messi comparisons stalled talks
• Gyökeres’s representative Jonathan Chalkias described the transfer as “a mess” and cited a broken gentleman’s agreement with Sporting’s former sporting director