Overview

• Juventus has engaged with Viktor Gyökeres’s representatives and Sporting Lisbon to structure a potential €70m-plus-bonus transfer
• The 27-year-old striker turned down Manchester United’s approach citing his ambition to play in European competitions and holds a €100m release clause that Sporting could reduce to about €70m with bonuses
• Arsenal has stepped back from Gyökeres in favour of Benjamin Sesko, effectively leaving Juventus as the primary club interested in Sporting’s forward
• Victor Osimhen remains on Juventus’s shortlist but his €75m clause applies only to foreign clubs and negotiations with Napoli could prove complex
• Juventus’s final striker decision hinges on resolving Dusan Vlahovic’s status and securing Randal Kolo Muani’s loan extension to free up budget and roster space