Arsenal have lengthy been linked with Sporting’s Swedish striker, Viktor Gyokeres, and it was thought that the North Londoners could be getting nearer to his signature.
Nonetheless, nicely positioned CaughtOffside sources perceive that the Gunners have baulked on the determine that the Portuguese giants need for his or her participant.
It isn’t simply the scale of the switch charge that has appeared to scare Arsenal off, however the fee that his brokers need, the participant’s personal calls for and many others.
Arsenal transferring away from Gyokeres deal
While a deal isn’t fully useless within the water, it does seem most unlikely to occur at this stage.
With that in thoughts, Arsenal have turned their consideration to attempting to signal Bournemouth’s good entrance man, Dominic Solanke.
The centre-forward, who plundered 20 targets and supplied three assists final season, per WhoScored, can be wished by North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, and the participant’s former membership, Liverpool.
At 26 years of age, Solanke is coming into what is usually felt to be a participant’s prime years as a footballer, and with a reported charge of simply £65m may symbolize a cut price to whichever workforce occurs to land him.
Not that Andoni Iraola would make it straightforward for Solanke to go away the Cherries, significantly when you think about he’s been the fulcrum for them over the previous couple of seasons.
Certainly, CaughtOffside sources perceive that Bournemouth’s administrators have stated in a gathering with the participant’s brokers that they don’t seem to be keen to promote him within the present switch window.
Nonetheless, they clearly haven’t factored in that Solanke’s newest deal, signed at the beginning of the 2023/24 season, accommodates a £65m launch clause that may solely be met by sure golf equipment – particularly the Premier League’s ‘Huge Six.’
Solanke himself is believed to be open to leaving the South Coast outfit if he receives a superb contractual provide.
In the end, if any talks show unsuccessful, each Tottenham and Arsenal may return to the race to signal Lille’s Canadian striker Jonathan David.
