A deal has not been finalized for the Swedish striker, but it appears he has emerged as Arsenal's favored option in a summer where they have also been in negotiations with RB Leipzig for Benjamin Sesko. The Bundesliga side have held firm on their price tag for the young Slovenian striker, believed to be $94 million.

Arsenal target Viktor Gyokeres has ‘sacrificed’ some of his own salary in order to boost the Gunners’ bid to land the striker from Sporting CP.

Arsenal are in talks to sign Sporting's prolific Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres. As first revealed by BBC Sport on Thursday, Arsenal have had a clear focus on completing a deal for the 27-year-old in recent days and the club are now advancing in their pursuit of the forward.