{"id":290554,"date":"2025-07-25T12:19:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/290554\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:19:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:19:11","slug":"arsenal-agree-viktor-gyokeres-transfer-set-for-medical-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/290554\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal agree Viktor Gy\u00f6keres transfer, set for medical &#8211; sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753445950_74_espn_generic_m.jpg&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/>\n<p>James OlleyJul 25, 2025, 11:56 AM<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>James Olley is a senior soccer writer for ESPN.com. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/search\/_\/type\/articles\/q\/olley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read his archive here<\/a> and follow him on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesOlley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@JamesOlley<\/a>.<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"btn-social icon-font-before icon-twitter-solid-before horizontal\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/user?screen_name=JamesOlley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow on X<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"share-popup-list social-tracking-parent\" data-id=\"45820142\" data-name=\"Arsenal agree Viktor Gy\u00f6keres transfer, set for medical - sources\" data-type=\"article\">\n<li><a data-behavior=\"copy_link\" data-social-tool=\"copy\" href=\"#\" data-social-type=\"content\" class=\"share-popup-link icon-font-before icon-chain-solid-before reactions-copy-link copy-link\" aria-label=\"Copy Link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/check.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80.png\" alt=\"Copy Link\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a data-social-tool=\"email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Arsenal%20agree%20Viktor%20Gy\u00f6keres%20transfer,%20set%20for%20medical%20%2D%20sources&amp;body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.co.uk%2Ffootball%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F45820142\" data-social-type=\"content\" class=\"share-popup-link icon-font-before icon-email-solid-before email social-clicks-email\" aria-label=\"Email\">Email<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a data-social-tool=\"print\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/espn\/print?id=45820142\" data-social-type=\"content\" class=\"share-popup-link print icon-font-before icon-print-solid-before page-action\" aria-label=\"Print\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Print<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Open Extended Reactions<\/p>\n<p><a data-clubhouse-guid=\"feb44e87-58fa-9597-2691-b3c32768ebe4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/team?id=359\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> have reached a full agreement with <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"83129753-aceb-0dc8-5f91-bab84a85d88e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/team?id=2250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sporting CP<\/a> to sign striker <a data-player-guid=\"ccc49e36-95e1-7186-22da-1b53b2a35bb5\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\/soccer\/player\/_\/id\/258906\/viktor-gyokeres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Viktor Gy\u00f6keres<\/a>, sources have told ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The deal ends a long-running transfer saga and Gy\u00f6keres is set to undergo a medical on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Sources have told ESPN that <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"feb44e87-58fa-9597-2691-b3c32768ebe4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/team?id=359\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> agreed a fee in the region of \u20ac73 million ($86m) for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/team\/_\/id\/466\/sweden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweden<\/a> international, who has scored 68 league goals in just 66 appearances in Portugal.<\/p>\n<p>A move was delayed as the two clubs &#8212; as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/45687808\/arsenal-gyokeres-deal-madueke-eze-talks-ongoing-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported by ESPN earlier this month<\/a> &#8212; had been locked in negotiations regarding add-ons, but a deal was finally struck this week. Sporting were willing to accept an initial fee of approximately \u20ac63m with a further \u20ac10m in add-ons.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was always likely to move quickly once a final agreement was reached with Sporting as Gy\u00f6keres had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/45801430\/arsenal-close-viktor-gyokeres-deal-amid-delay-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">already agreed personal terms<\/a> and a five-year contract with Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Gy\u00f6keres could complete his move in time to join Arsenal&#8217;s preseason tour in Asia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Transfer rumors, news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/45801485\/transfer-rumors-news-liverpool-spurs-enter-rodrygo-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow ESPN&#8217;s daily live blog<\/a><br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/45793046\/after-snubbing-liverpool-zubimendi-bring-arsenal-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why Zubimendi chose to join Arsenal after rejecting Liverpool<br \/>&#8211;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/story\/_\/id\/45746226\/arsenal-transfers-cristhian-mosquera-joins-valencia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Arsenal sign Valencia CB Cristhian Mosquera<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal had been looking for a new striker to rival <a data-player-guid=\"d0c27eed-c6bd-932e-b348-d8c2e3449d5f\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\/soccer\/player\/_\/id\/231182\/kai-havertz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kai Havertz<\/a>, and identified Gy\u00f6keres as their top target over <a data-player-guid=\"3fb9e111-d7d7-72be-d04f-4cabdb2d50d7\" href=\"http:\/\/espn.com\/soccer\/player\/_\/id\/289155\/benjamin-sesko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Sesko<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The north London side play <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"ec6b4352-98d3-424d-6214-778d79b47a01\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/team?id=361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle United<\/a> and <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"f987a4b2-f3f9-e7f6-eb7d-eda43893be5a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/team?id=367\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham Hotspur<\/a> in Asia before two more preseason games in the UK ahead of their <a data-league-guid=\"6949f3af-300c-35f1-beab-b95669eedd38\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/league\/_\/name\/ENG.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> opener against <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"6ebc2fd0-35d3-733b-5666-b75035a3bce9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/football\/team?id=360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> on Aug. 17.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"James OlleyJul 25, 2025, 11:56 AM Close James Olley is a senior soccer writer for ESPN.com. 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