Manchester United were offered a chance to hijack Arsenal's transfer move for Viktor Gyokeres for a second week in a row by Sporting CP, but the Swedish striker has made it clear that his preferred destination in the summer transfer window remains Arsenal.

TBR Football revealed that Arsenal remain confident of striking a deal for Gyokeres, who is frustrated that his current club are dragging this on. Now, the 27-year-old has more reason to be annoyed. Sporting CP have been very tough negotiators in this Viktor Gyokeres to Arsenal transfer saga.

According to Fabrizio Romano on X, talks have accelerated between Sporting and Almeria for the Portuguese club to sign the striker. They need a replacement for Gyokeres, and it seems as though their choice is Suarez.

Sporting CP fans have made clear their thoughts on Viktor Gyökeres’s desire to leave the club, as an Arsenal transfer edges towards completion. Gyökeres had never played top flight football before arriving in Lisbon in 2023, but 97 goals and two Lia Portugal titles later, the Swede’s intent for moving has hardly been a secret.

Manchester United remain interested in Sporting CP midfielder Morten Hjulmand, and TEAMtalk understands Ruben Amorim has approved a potential reunion.

Mikel Arteta believes Gyokeres is the ideal candidate to solve Arsenal's striker issue, with the former Coventry City forward racking up an incredible tally of 97 goals in 102 matches in two seasons in Portugal, firing Sporting CP to two league titles in the process.

The subject of Gyokeres' legal letter is to blame Sporting president Federico Varandas for his absence from preseason training with the club taking disciplinary action against him. Record says Gyokeres insists Varandas has gone back on a promise regarding the price he could leave Sporting this summer,

Arsenal are in the process of completing a deal to sign Viktor Gyokeres after taking final steps in negotiations with Sporting CP for the striker.

Central to Gyökeres’s frustrations is a belief that he had an agreement with Sporting president Frederico Varandas to sell him for a certain fee, believed to be around €70 million (£60.4 million, $82 million). Varandas has publicly insisted Gyökeres will not be sold for such a price.