Viktor Gyokeres warned ahead of Arsenal move. Arsenal have long been in desperate need of a new striker, with some football pundits adamant that a lack of firepower up top is the

Mikel Arteta often stresses his desire for Arsenal to be “unpredictable” in how they set up - and the signings of Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres will certainly help that. Gyokeres, who scored a remarkable 54 goals in 52 games for Sporting last season, offers an alternative option up front to Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz.

Arsenal believe they should have signed Viktor Gyokeres by now after agreeing a deal with Sporting for their top striker target, yet the slow progress to completion has led to fears from some that the transfer may collapse at the last hurdle.