Arsenal are searching for a new striker this summer with both Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko both under consideration ahead of the transfer window reopening

It was at that point that the entire saga took a turn. Sporting CP president Frederico Varandas accused Gyökeres’s agent of “blackmail” and rejected the existence of an agreement which would see the striker sold for well below his €100 million (£85.1 million, $115.4 million) release clause.

ARSENAL have a HUGE summer of business to take care of in the transfer market. Kepa Arrizabalaga to Arsenal is a done deal, according to Telegraph journalist Matt Law. Meanwhile, AC Milan are

Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres has reportedly turned down the chance to join Manchester United this summer, offering Arsenal a major boost in their pursuit of the prolific forward. Gyokeres’s transfer saga has taken a turn in the last week over an issue involving a reported gentleman’s agreement with Sporting.

The already drawn-out saga could soon turn sour, as reports in Portugal claim Gyokeres has threatened to go on strike as he looks to force a move. But the player appears to have responded to those reports in a cryptic message posted on his Instagram page.

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