LONDON, England – Arsenal don ready to make big moves for summer transfer window. Dem don set eyes on Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres as dem top target for the upcoming transfer market, with a proposed fee of £60 million for di 27-year-old, who be hot commodity this summer.
Gyokeres don shine bright for Sporting, scoring impressive 95 goals in just 100 appearances since him move from Coventry. Disawon Gunners management see am as di perfect striker to boost dia attack after two disappoint seasons.
Arsenal don already start talks to secure Gyokeres before any bidding war fit happen. According to reports, dey ready to offer am contract wey go see am earn more than £200,000 a week, which go make am one of di highest earners for Emirates Stadium.
“Di fee of around £60m fit go higher if competing clubs join di race, so dem wan seal di deal quick,” na wetin one insider talk.
Di striker wey enjoy success for Sporting fit face competition from clubs like Newcastle and Everton, but with Arsenal’s new sporting director Andrea Berta wey get solid links, dem feel dem fit land Gyokeres successfully.
Arsenal don also dey look at udder strikers like Alexander Isak of Newcastle and Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta dey keen on boosting di squad as dem go enter next season, especially after missing di Premier League title again.
“We need more firepower to compete. Di season don show say our strikers no dey deliver enough goals,” Arteta talk. Dis season don call attention to di need for more scoring options in di squad.
On top of signing Gyokeres, Arsenal dey consider udda young talents like Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad and Nico Williams from Athletic Bilbao. Dey plan to reinforce dia frontline as dey don face injuries wey expose di lack of depth in di squad.
“We wan build a team wey go consistently challenge. Our priority now na to strike di right deals quick,” Arteta add. As di window dey approach, Arsenal fans dey expect changes wey go move di club forward.
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