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Viktor Gyokeres is likely to leave Sporting CP this summer after two years in Portugal(Image: Crystal Pix/MB Media/Getty Images)

Arsenal are said to be "worried" over whether Viktor Gyokeres is the answer to their solution, as Troy Deeney questioned why the transfer for the striker continues to drag on.

The Premier League side have long been linked with the signing the Sporting CP star, with interest in the Swede spanning back to last summer.

While Mikel Arteta's side are favourites to land the 27-year-old, the two parties are failing to come to an agreement on the fee.



The Portuguese champions are said to be requesting £60.3million (€70m) and £8m (€10m) in add-ons for their talisman.

Despite a lack of agreement on the transfer fee, Arsenal and Gyokeres are said to have already agreed personal terms on a five-year contract that'll see the striker return to England for the first time since leaving Coventry City in 2023.

The long-running saga for Gyokeres' signature has left Deeney convinced that the north London side are not convinced of the Swede's value.

Deeney claimed a deal would already be done for the striker if Arteta was sold on the idea that the Swede was the answer to his attacking problems.

"Because you’d just go and get him, you get it done [if Arsenal were really keen]," he explained.

Mikel Arteta is in the market for a new striker(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

"The same way that Liverpool did with Wirtz, [they] just went: ‘Bang, go and get him, get it finished.' I think they're worried that he's not, not only the short-term answer, but not the long-term answer."

Buying a striker has long been on the wishlist for Arsenal fans, who've seen the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz tried and tested up front but to no avail.

I find it interesting that we're seeing more talk with Madueke – that looks like it's closer to being done than the strikers."

With talks at a standstill between Arsenal and Sporting, Record claim that Gyokeres could look to secure a loan move late in the transfer window should a move to the Premier League side fail to come to fruition.

The striker remains adamant that he will not represent Sporting again, and if a deal with Arsenal does not materialise, Gyokeres could well look to temporarily join a fellow European club this summer.

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