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Arsenal are in talks to sign Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres for £70m with discussions over personal terms and a transfer fee accelerating
It comes after the north London club announced the £60m signing of Martin Zubimendi on Sunday
Elsewhere, West Ham have rejected a £50m offer from Tottenham for Mohammed Kudus with the Ghanaian prioritising a switch to Spurs
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Arsenal would also be signing a penalty specialist, should they get a deal across the line for Viktor Gyokeres.
The Sweden striker scored an incredible 19 spot-kicks last term and has netted 34 in his career.
His record is not unblemished though, Gyokeres has missed four attempted penalties.
Image source, Getty ImagesViktor Gyokeres is a monster in the penalty area, with the majority of his goals for Sporting last season - 39 of 54 - coming within the box.
Our friends at Opta have created this map of the Sweden striker's league goals in the 2024-25 campaign.
Image source, OptaViktor Gyokeres scored 54 goals in 52 games for Sporting last season...Mikel Arteta will be hoping he can replicate that kind of form in an Arsenal shirt.
The Sweden striker scored 39 times last season in the Portuguese Premeira Liga, while six of his goals came in the Champions League.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn 116 appearances for the Sky Blues he scored 43 goals.
He was named in the Championship team of the year in 2022-23 as Coventry reached the play-off final, but were beaten on penalties by Luton Town.
Since his arrival in Lisbon, Viktor Gyokeres has scored 97 goals in 102 appearances and helped Sporting win back-to-back league titles as well as the 2024-25 Portuguese Cup.
Image source, Getty ImagesDennis Lawrence, who was part of Mark Robins' backroom staff at Coventry when Viktor Gyokeres was there, says: "I had to laugh when I saw he scored a free-kick for Sporting. At Coventry, he would try free-kicks [in training] and I would say: 'No, you're not on free-kicks, Viktor'.
"But his mentality is, 'no, I know I can do this'.
"And he's scoring these incredible free-kicks now. He's got that ability to focus on and achieve anything he wants."
Image source, Getty ImagesViktor Gyokeres got off to a slow start with Coventry in his initial loan spell, scoring three goals in 19 Championship games after sealing a temporary move in January 2021.
Despite his relatively low return, Coventry went on to make that move permanent, and the Sweden striker repaid their faith with 17 goals in 45 games in his first full season, before adding 21 in 46 in 2022-23.
His eye-catching return prompted an offer from Sporting, who signed Gyokeres for £20m two years ago.
Image source, Getty ImagesSome of you may not be aware that Viktor Gyokeres has in fact already been at a Premier League side.
He joined Brighton in January 2018 and started training with the Under-21 side until making his senior debut in August that year.
He failed to make a Premier League appearance before going on loan to Bundesliga 2 side FC St. Pauli, Swansea and Coventry, and was eventually sold to the Sky Blues for a small fee in 2021.
"Players develop at different rates," Brighton's long-serving chief executive Paul Barber told The Athletic, external last November.
"In 2021, when Viktor was transferred to Coventry, his pathway here wasn't clear and, with his contract running down, he wanted a permanent home.
"We have to accept the decision to sell for what it was at that time - right for the player, and right for the club. What Viktor has gone on to do is fantastic."
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Karan Vinod
BBC Sport journalist
Back to Arsenal, where the summer transfer window looks poised to take a decisive turn after the arrival of former Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi and with the potential arrival of Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres - two signings that could reshape Mikel Arteta’s side as they look to challenge once again for Premier League glory.
The Gunners were in contention for the league title last season, but fine margins exposed the need for added depth, physicality and goal threat.
Enter Gyokeres, the Swedish powerhouse who scored 49 goals in all competitions for Sporting last season.
With his combination of pace, strength and clinical finishing, could the forward provide the cutting edge Arsenal occasionally lacked in tight matches?
In midfield, Zubimendi brings the technical excellence, tactical intelligence and composure that could see him slot into the deep-lying role either alongside or rotating with Declan Rice.
The Spaniard’s ability to dictate tempo and resist the press offers Arsenal greater control in big games, something they have sometimes struggled with.
Here's how a possible Arsenal XI might look with both Gyokeres and Zubimendi in the team:
Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent
Elsewhere, West Ham have rejected a £50m offer from Tottenham for Mohammed Kudus.
The Ghana international is open to a move away from London Stadium and is prioritising a switch to a Champions League side.
Spurs fit that bill after qualifying for the competition by winning the Europa League.
Talks are ongoing, with West Ham open to letting the 24-year-old attacking player leave.
Kudus, who joined West Ham in a £38m deal from Ajax in 2023, has an £85m release clause but Tottenham are looking to sign him for less than that.
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I’m not an Arsenal fan but, if true, Madueke is a poor choice. He's hardly pulled up any trees at Chelsea, very inconsistent and one footed and plays in Saka’s position anyway. Arteta seems a bit obsessed with signing Chelsea players and no doubt Chelsea won’t let him go cheaply, given their outlay over the past few windows. Very poor from Arsenal.
Scott, Preston
Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent
Multiple sources are indicating that while there is yet to be a club-to-club agreement between Arsenal and Chelsea with regards to a transfer fee for Noni Madueke, there is a sense from all parties that a deal is possible.
Chelsea are understood to be aware of Arsenal's interest in Madueke but the Gunners are still to make a formal approach for the attacker.
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Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter
Meanwhile, BBC Sport reported on Friday that Arsenal have agreed personal terms with Chelsea winger Noni Madueke ahead of a possible move for the England international.
Before the weekend it was thought that an agreement between the Premier League teams was yet to be reached, but 23-year-old Madueke was believed to be open to moving across London should the clubs strike a deal.
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Viktor Gyokeres has previously been linked with a move to Manchester United, where he would have linked back up with former Sporting boss Ruben Amorim.
Ex-United centre-back Rio Ferdinand cast doubt over the Sweden striker's suitability for a move to Old Trafford on his own podcast a few weeks ago, despite his record of scoring 97 goals in 102 appearances and contributing 26 assists for Sporting.
"I don't think he's the guy," Ferdinand said. "I've watched him probably three times really, really closely. And three times I've gone: 'He ain't getting that opportunity in the Prem.'"
We will assess what Gyokeres could bring to the Premier League in a moment.
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With all this business Arsenal are doing what's everyone going to talk about on here for the next two months? What a window it's shaping up to be for the Gunners.
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Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent
Arsenal have had a clear focus on completing a deal for Viktor Gyokeres in recent days and the club are now advancing in their pursuit of the forward.
Discussions over personal terms for the 27-year-old Sweden striker and with the Lisbon club over a transfer fee are accelerating, with Arsenal's sporting director Andrea Berta leading negotiations.
A deal has not been finalised though, and there remains a degree of caution at Arsenal until agreements are reached.
Gyokeres has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League after scoring 97 goals in 102 matches during two seasons in Portugal.
Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter
It was also confirmed on Sunday that Arsenal were in talks with Portugal side Sporting over a potential £70m move for Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres...
Sami Mokbel
BBC Sport Senior football correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesSpain midfielder Martin Zubimendi rejected an approach from Liverpool last summer but on Sunday completed a £60m move from Real Sociedad to Arsenal, signing a five-year deal with the Gunners.
The 26-year-old deep-lying midfielder came through the ranks at the La Liga club and went on to play 236 times for them, scoring 10 goals.
Last season Zubimendi was part of the side beaten 4-1 at Old Trafford as Sociedad, who finished 11th in La Liga, were knocked out of the Europa League by Manchester United.
He helped his country win Euro 2024, coming on for Manchester City's Rodri at half-time in the final against England as Mikel Oyarzabal's goal claimed the trophy for Spain.
He has 19 caps and has become a regular for Spain as a result of Rodri being sidelined last season by a serious knee injury.
Zubimendi scored in the recent Nations League final against Portugal before Spain lost on penalties.
Craig Nelson
BBC Sport reporter
Right, let's get some more context on those stories coming out of Arsenal this weekend, starting with the club's long-awaited £60m signing of Real Sociedad's highly-rated defensive midfielder Martin Zubimendi...