Overview
- Gyokeres remains at Arsenal but has been behind Kai Havertz in the pecking order and has logged only brief Premier League substitute appearances and two club starts this season.
- The 28-year-old said he stayed by choice over the summer, that he is “extremely happy” at the club, and that he has discussed his form and desire for more minutes with manager Mikel Arteta.
- Gyokeres scored two goals in two recent Sweden matches, a run that his supporters and some analysts say strengthens his case for more club starts.
- Former Arsenal defender Armand Traore and other pundits have publicly questioned Gyokeres’s ‘killer instinct,’ while commentators argue Arsenal’s current system may not suit his movement and finishing.
- There was transfer interest in the summer from clubs in Spain, Italy and Saudi Arabia but Arsenal resisted selling him; his future now depends on whether he can translate international form into consistent club performances or trigger a January/2027 move.