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Viktor Gyökeres is now a new player for Arsenal. The Swedish forward has signed for five seasons with the English club after reaching an agreement with Sporting de Portugal for a sum close to 63.5 million euros fixed plus another 10 million in variables. This puts an end to one of the summer transfer sagas of 2025, in which the attacker had been a protagonist due to his desire to make the leap to a top league.
Arsenal had been following Gyökeres for a while and has finally secured his services. The player, who had a standout season in the Portuguese league with Sporting, was keen on a change of scenery, and the Premier League was his priority. The interest from the 'gunners' kept growing over the weeks, to the extent that the player himself stopped training with the Portuguese team in the final days to push for his departure.
Key signing for Mikel Arteta's team.
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's coach, had requested a striker with physical presence and scoring ability, and Gyökeres fit perfectly into that profile. His arrival strengthens a forward line that needed more firepower in front of goal, and the Swede, with his strength and goal-scoring instinct, aims to be a key figure from day one.
From Sporting's side, although initially reluctant to part ways with their star, they eventually yielded to the player's wishes. Furthermore, a key factor in finalizing the deal was the willingness of the player's team to facilitate the operation, even by waiving part of their commissions for a swift completion of the transfer.
Gyökeres will join Arsenal's preseason in the coming days, with the hope of establishing himself as one of the top forwards in the Premier League. The 'gunner' fans, meanwhile, are already dreaming of seeing him score goals at the Emirates.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, OFICIAL: El Arsenal anuncia el fichaje de Gyökeres
