Viktor Gyökeres, 27, is a new reinforcement of London Arsenal, who sent about 63.5 million euros (about 1.5 billion crowns) to Sporting,and another 10 million euros (246 million crowns) can be obtained in bonuses. The Swedish canonist agreed with the Gunners management on a five-year contract.
“we are very pleased that Viktor Gyökeres has moved to our club. Viktor is an exceptional talent and constantly shows that he has the quality and winning mentality that is expected from the top attacker. His physical condition, intelligence and work ethics make him an ideal player for our vision,” praises the latest reinforcement of the sports director of London club Andrea Berta.
“Viktor has many qualities. He is a fast and strong striker and has an amazing goal balance at the club and representative level. It brings great accuracy with a high success rate of changing chances and thanks to the bright movement in the penalty area is a constant threat. We are looking forward to mutual cooperation. We wish Viktor and his family all the best in Arsenal,” he added to Gyökerese, who will be as Thierry Henry for Arsenal with number 14, manager Mikel Arteta.
This is where you need to be.
viktor is also rooted in the Gunner
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– Arsenal (@arsenal) July 26, 2025
For a native of Stockholm, who is currently one of the best attackers in the world, working on the islands will not be new.In the past, Gyökeres played for Brighton, Swansea and Coventry City – but never joined the Premier League duel, in his CV you will find only statistics from Championship and cup matches.
In July 2023 he went to Lisbon, where he then began to shine in the Sporting jersey. For the Portuguese club during two seasons, he played 102 games in which he scored an incredible 97 goals and added 28 assists. Gyökeres is also a member of the national team of Sweden, in which he scored 15 goals in 26 duels.
Arsenal is extremely active on the transfer market and the Swedish cannon is already the sixth summer reinforcement. The offensive possibilities were also expanded by Noni Madueke of Chelsea. Martín Zubimendi from Real Sociedad and Christian Norgaard of Brentford reinforced the centre of the advance, while Cristhian Mosquera of Valencia strengthened the center of the defense. David Raya will be complemented by another Spanish goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga of Chelsea.
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