ARSENAL are set to make Viktor Gyokeres one of their highest earners – and could land him for just £60million.
The Gunners are among a host of Europe’s elite chasing the prolific Swede striker.
Gyokeres, 26, has scored 95 goals in 100 games since joining Sporting Lisbon from Coventry City.
The forward cost the Portuguese club £16.8m in the summer of 2023.
And reports suggest Sporting have already agreed a price with Arsenal for one of their top targets.
New sporting director Andrea Berta has placed Gyokeres high on his wishlist as the Gunners look to overhaul their attack.
The Mirror report that there is already an agreement in place on price between the two clubs.
The £60m fee represents a lower figure than the £85m release clause included in the forward’s contract.
But that price tag “could go higher” if clubs pile in for a bidding war in the summer, with Manchester United among those tracking Gyokeres.
The 26-year-old will also command a hefty wage, with his proposed contract costing the Gunners over £7million-a-year.
He is expected to be offered a deal north of £200,000-a-week, putting him among the top earners at the Emirates.
Arsenal are also keen on RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko, 22.
However, reports suggest the club has “reservations” about that deal and considers Gyokeres its top target.
Gyokeres ended April in stunning form, netting EIGHT times in just three games against Moreirense, Rio Ave and Boavista.
The ex-Brighton striker was recently asked about the possibility of a switch to the capital.
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ARSENAL’S Champions League dream ended in tears as they failed to revolt against Paris Saint-Germain in Paris.
The Gunners came flying out of the blocks and tested Gianluigi Donnarumma early, but it seemed it was going to be one of those nights from the get go. And so it proved.
Despite early pressure, Arsenal found themselves behind following a Fabian Ruiz volley.
Achraf Hakimi then added a brutal second mere moments after David Raya had kept Arsenal in the tie by denying Vitinha from the penalty spot.
But Bukayo Saka, who had been denied all night by old nemesis Donnarumma, finally bested the Italian in the 76th minute when he made the most of a deflected cross to round him and fire into the net.
With the deficit on the night halved, Saka then had the chance to level the score as he was found free in the middle with an open goal at his mercy.
But the winger was unable to keep the ball down once he made contact and saw his effort sail miles over the bar.
PSG then saw out the result without further worry to book their spot in the Munich final against Inter Milan.
Here’s how SunSport’s Jordan Davies rated the Gunners in Paris.
But he remained tight-lipped on his future with Sporting going into a last-day shootout for the title with rivals Benfica on Saturday.
Asked after the win over Moreirense if he liked London, Gyokeres replied with a smile: “I like Lisbon!”
He added: “No one can predict what will happen, we enjoy the moment.”
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