Overview
- Recent reports say Viktor Gyökeres is thinking about a move next summer because he is unhappy with the small number of league minutes he has received this season.
- The 28-year-old has started only a handful of games across all competitions and has logged roughly 80 minutes of Premier League action so far this term, a steep drop from his 21-goal debut season.
- Manager Mikel Arteta currently prefers Kai Havertz as his lead forward because Havertz drops deep to link play and presses in ways Arteta values, which has limited Gyökeres’ chances to start.
- Arsenal sources say the club will not sanction a January sale because they do not have time to find a like-for-like replacement midseason, making a summer exit the more likely option if the situation does not change.
- The situation raises wider squad questions at Arsenal, with reports that high-cost signings such as Eberechi Eze are also under pressure and that external clubs have shown interest in Gyökeres if he becomes available.