Arsenal told to pay €88million for lethal striker
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Arsenal keen on signing Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres.
The 25-year-old striker has a lot of interest from across Europe after he netted nine goals along with four assists in 12 games.
The Swede is currently the second-top goalscorer in the top division in Portugal and is enjoying his first taste of European competition.
Viktor Gyokeres joined the Portuguese giants this summer and Sporting paid only €20 million to acquire the services of the Swedish international.
The Gunners have two quality strikers in the roster but Mikel Arteta is unhappy with their output in the final third.
A player like Gyokeres could be a great fit for the club but Arsenal has to trigger the Swede’s release clause of €100 million in order to secure a deal.
“I can’t guarantee anything, what I can say is what they tell me and that is any player only leaves through the clause,” Sporting boss Amorim said.
“Our idea is not to sell anyone in January, because we have a full calendar, and we need all the players available. I’m calm about that.
“At this moment we are only selling due to the clause, it is a different security than last year, when [Pedro] Porro left in January [to Tottenham] when he was very important in our dynamics.”
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