Arsenal have completed the signing of highly sought-after striker Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting CP, the club announced on Saturday.
Sources have told ESPN that Gyökeres arrives in a deal worth €63 million ($74m) plus €10m ($11.7m) in add-ons. The 27-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Premier League side, who have long been linked with a new No. 9.
Arsenal and Sporting had been locked in negotiations for some time, with sources telling ESPN the delay was due to disagreements over the details of performance-related add-ons.
The Sweden international arrives with a glowing reputation, and was also the subject of interest from Manchester United and Saudi Pro League sides this summer.
Gyökeres has scored 68 league goals in just 66 appearances in Portugal — with 39 netted last season alone — having joined from Championship side Coventry City in 2023. He also enjoyed spells in English football at Swansea City and Brighton & Hove Albion.
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The 27-year-old adds more firepower to an Arsenal side who were hamstrung by injuries in the second half of last season.
Kai Havertz, who was one of those absentees, was the only recognised senior striker brought on the preseason tour by Mikel Arteta.
The Arsenal boss is keen for Gyökeres to join the preseason tour with Arsenal playing Newcastle in Singapore on Sunday and then fly to Hong Kong on Tuesday ahead of Thursday’s game against arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur.
Arsenal have finished second in the Premier League for three consecutive seasons.
Information from ESPN’s James Olley contributed to this report
