An aggressive summer transfer window was expected at Arsenal off the back of their third successive second-place finish in the Premier League.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners are close, and many suspect the acquisition of a striker who finds the back of the net at a relentless rate could be enough to get the north Londoners over the hump.
Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Zubimendi and Christian Nørgaard are already through the door, while Chelsea winger Noni Madueke looks set to follow suit. However, as Gooners were losing their minds over the impending addition of what some are seeing as another west London cast-off, significant progress was made in their pursuit of a striker.
It’s been a dreary battle between Benjamin Šeško and Viktor Gyökeres, finally won by the latter. Arsenal are moving for the Sporting CP hitman, and expectations will be lofty given his remarkable scoring record during his two seasons in Portugal.
Whether or not Gyökeres’s Primeira Liga form can translate to the far superior Premier League remains up for debate, and there are similar questions over the potential shirt number the Swede will don at the Emirates.
