Arsenal wanted an ambitious clause included in the transfer of Viktor Gyokerres which almost extended the transfer

Arsenal wanted an ambitious clause included in their agreement to sign Viktor Gyokerres who almost developed the transfer, it was said.

Wednesday morning, the Tutor Arsenal and Sporting have concluded an agreement on the transfer of the Swedish striker Gykerres after a long negotiation.

The agreement was worth 73.5 million euros (63.7 million pounds sterling), the attacker should be the fifth signature of the Gunners, after the arrivals of Martin Zubimenddi, Christian Norgaard, Kepa Arrizabalaga and Noni Madueke.

Indeed, the central defender of Valencia Cristhian Mosquera is also largely brought back into moving in the Northern Londoners.

Arsenal signals one of the most on demand attackers in Europe, the former striker of Brighton & Hove Albion and Coventry City having scored 54 goals in 52 games for last sport.

However, Gooners would have been forgiven to think that the agreement was in danger last week when the negotiations were dragging.

The Guardian said that a collision point in negotiations was that Sporting thought that only 5 million euros from the bonuses offered by Arsenal of 10 million euros were achievable.

A clause that would have been suggested concerned Gyokerres winning the Ballon d’Or while in Arsenal.

The Gyoker Transfer saga presented several twists and turns, with a sports company to receive the money they owed, and the player refusing to come back for pre-season training in order to force the move.

Arsenal was targeting an attacker this summer, after going through a large part of the 2024-25 campaign without a recognized n ° 9 due to injuries to Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.

The Gunners finished second in the Premier League, ten points behind the Liverpool champions, having scored 17 less goals.

Arsenal is currently on a pre-season tour in Asia, with a team of 30 men, including new signatures Kepa, Zubimenddi and Norgaard, after having traveled to Singapore for a set of lights against AC Milan, Newcastle and Tottenham Hotspur.