Viktor Gyokeres Set to Join Arsenal from Sporting

Arsenal is pursuing Sporting's Viktor Gyokeres as their new striker to address the team's needs and reports have claimed a deal is all but done.

Negotiations for Gyokeres include a £77.5m fee paid over 24 months; Sporting won't settle on any longer terms.

Gyokeres's impressive goal record and European success would make him a crucial addition for Arsenal.

Arsenal being in the market for a striker is no big secret over the summer months, with the Gunners having already failed in a bid for Benjamin Sesko as they look to enhance their squad further ahead of next season - and their new striker could be Viktor Gyokeres, with the Sporting Lisbon star reportedly 'about to leave' for north London.

The Gunners have been crying out for a striker for the past 12 months with their current crop of stars failing to live up to the bill - meaning that Kai Havertz has had to fill in as a makeshift striker where possible. The German has done well, but if Arsenal are to go one better in the top flight after finishing second to Manchester City in consecutive seasons, they will need to sign a striker. And Gyokeres has been touted to be the man to fix their issues, according to reports.

The report by Sporting fan site Leonino states that Gyokeres is set to leave Sporting for Arsenal, but the Lisbon-based club won't be pressured into settling on terms that favour the Gunners.

Sources close to the publication suggest that Arsenal began negotiations by aiming to pay the proposed transfer amount over a period of four years - but Sporting instantly said that was a no-goer, making it known to Mikel Arteta's side that they want to receive the fee for Gyokeres in three instalments of €30million (£25.8m) each; taking the total fee to around £77.5million.