Viktory Gyökeres’ agent is currently meeting with Arsenal to push through a move as his exit from Sporting Club de Portugal turns nasty.
That’s according to journalist Nuno Farinha for CNN Portugal, via Mais Futebol, who says the various parties are pushing the deal along as Gyökeres wants the move to Arsenal above all others.
The Gunners have been heavily linked with a move for the striker this summer as Mikel Arteta has been seemingly promised a new striker for his squad.
It is believed to be a choice between Gyökeres, who has once again starred for Sporting this season, and RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko.
The Swedish striker’s situation at the Portuguese club has becoming increasingly strenuous, with him growing frustrated over Sporting’s perceived refusal to stick by an agreement to let him go for less than his release clause this summer.
Sporting have since hit back at that publicly via President Federico Varandas, who accused Gyökeres and his agent of trying to use “threats, blackmail and insults” to get the transfer they want.
That’s put added tension on the matter, and Farinha now reports Gyökeres’ agent is speaking to Arsenal to work something out.
“The talks with Arsenal are not new but they have now become more formal since the Gyökeres situation became the situation it was,” he said.
“The meeting is currently taking place. Gyökeres’ agent is currently meeting with the owners of Arsenal to try to speed up this process. I don’t know exactly what the amounts are or what amounts are on the table.
“Arsenal is the club that Gyökeres has wanted from the very beginning. Gyökeres wants to play for Arsenal, that’s his desire. He was very open about it to his agent.
“No formal proposal has arrived at Sporting. This time it seems that there will be, because things with Arsenal are already very advanced and it seems to me that there is a great desire to speed up this process. That is why a meeting is taking place at this moment.
“I believe it is in London, which is why I mentioned the issue of British punctuality. Basically, what is important from now on is to understand how this meeting went and how Arsenal will prepare for what we already know is Sporting’s position. €60m plus €10m is out of the question.”
