Gyokeres's impending transfer to North London had been slightly held up by a Sporting soap opera, as club president Frederico Varandas firstly denied the existence of a €70m (£60.7m) gentleman's agreement with the striker's camp.

Transfer news LIVE!Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are among the clubs stepping up their transfer business ahead of the new Premier League season. The Gunners appear to be in store for a massive week as they near an agreement with Sporting to sign striker Viktor Gyokeres,

Gyokeres has even given up £1.7m in wages in order to sign for Arsenal, although Sporting CP are standing firm, with Club President Frederico Varandas saying: “If they don’t want to pay Viktor’s fair market value, we’ll be very comfortable with that for the next three years.

Former England boss Roy Hodgson has opened up on striker Viktor Gyokeres and how he could have a real impact at Arsenal.

An imminent deal that would see Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres join Arsenal is now ‘at risk of collapse’, according to reports.

With deals for Noni Madueke, Cristhian Mosquera and Viktor Gyokeres agreed, Andrea Berta is turning his attention to another attack-minded signing