Arsenal will face competition from Chelsea in the race to sign Sporting’s Viktor Gyökeres in the summer window.
Earlier this month, we covered claims from Portugal which stated the striker has ‘given a yes’ to Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta.
Friday’s edition of A Bola covers Arsenal interest and Chelsea’s plan to try and get ahead of them in the transfer race.
The Sweden international has 44 goals and 11 assists from 45 games this season. He will leave the Lions in the upcoming window, but the 26-year-old’s next club needs to be determined.
Arsenal are the main candidate from the Premier League, but they have to be wary of the Blues. The newspaper states Chelsea, who are very attentive of his situation, have also positioned themselves to sign him.
Chelsea are well aware the former Coventry City man prefers to join Arsenal, Liverpool or Manchester City. The latter two aren’t showing interest, leaving the north London club as his preferred destination.
Enzo Maresca’s side aren’t giving up and are hoping to convince Gyökeres to change his mind.
A Bola again point out the Swede has an agreement with Sporting to leave for around €70m even though he has a €100m release clause.
Manchester United were considering Sporting’s Geovany Quenda for long before Chelsea ‘stole’ him from them. Last month, the west London club reached an agreement with Sporting for Quenda to arrive at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2026.
Chelsea seem to be hopeful of repeating this.
