Arsenal are now within touching distance of landing Viktor Gyokeres after the Swedish striker was finally granted permission to undergo a medical by Sporting CP.
The Gunners have been locked in talks with the Portuguese champions over a swoop for the 27-year-old centre-forward, who has already verbally agreed a five-year contract ahead of moving to the Emirates.
Arsenal and Sporting struck an agreement in principle worth an initial £55million plus £8.7m in add-ons on Sunday July 13 but discussions have rumbled on over the structure of those bonuses.
However, the Gunners, who have been striving to get Gyokeres to Asia to play a part in their pre-season tour, have now thrashed out the final details and shaken hands with Sporting following a gruelling negotiation process.
Sporting are understood to have received Arsenal’s formal proposal in writing on Tuesday night and the two clubs have since had their lawyers working through the finer details of the paperwork.
Saturday and should those checks be successful, he will become Mikel Arteta’s sixth acquisition of the summer window. It is understood, that once a deal is officially signed off, he will be handed the club’s iconic number 14 shirt, made famous by Gunners legend Thierry Henry.
Arsenal face AC Milan in their first pre-season friendly on Wednesday before also squaring off against Newcastle in Singapore. They then face Tottenham in Hong Kong on July 31 and there’s optimism Gyokeres will be signed in time to feature in the Far East.
