Viktor Gyokeres Ready to Make Major Sacrifice for Dream Arsenal Move
Viktor Gyökeres has allegedly agreed to reduce a portion of his potential Arsenal wages to enable the Premier League club to increase their transfer bid to Sporting CP.
Following extensive speculation, unsubstantiated excitement and claims of extortion, it seems a resolution to the Gyökeres transfer situation is finally approaching. Mikel Arteta's consistently forward-lacking second-place team is broadly understood to be in the concluding phases of discussions.
An agreement for Gyökeres has been reached and negotiations regarding a transfer sum may well have been finalized largely due to the Swedish forward's personal involvement, according to Record.
As reported by the Portuguese media outlet, Gyökeres has consented to forfeit €2 million (£1.7 million, $2.4 million) from his potential five-year Arsenal deal to allow the Gunners to boost their original bid to €65 million (£56.1 million, $76.5 million). Sporting will allegedly receive an additional €15 million (£13 million, $17.7 million) in performance-related bonuses tied to Gyökeres's displays in north London, guaranteeing the total amount meets the Portuguese champions' publicly stated price.
This sacrifice from Gyökeres would presumably be distributed throughout his initial contract duration, which remains believed to be substantially rewarding. However, it demonstrates his supposed eagerness to secure a Premier League transfer.
Gyökeres has previously been registered with an English first-division team. Brighton & Hove Albion identified this prolific goal-scorer dominating Swedish football back in January 2018. Despite being contracted on the south coast for three-and-a-half years, Gyökeres managed only eight appearances for the Seagulls and never featured in Premier League action.
Following disappointing periods with FC St. Pauli and Swansea City, there was considerable concern among Coventry City supporters when the club invested £1 million ($1.4 million) to acquire him permanently in 2021 after six unremarkable months on loan. This decision proved brilliant, as Gyökeres netted 40 goals during his two complete seasons in the West Midlands before transferring to Sporting for €24 million (£20.7 million, $28.3 million) two years ago. Now the Portuguese club stands to profit from this late-developing talent.