Arsenal complete £64m deal to sign striker Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting

Arsenal have finally solved their striker conundrum by completing the signing of Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting for an initial £55m, according to the Guardian.

The 27-year-old Sweden international, who fired Sporting to the title last season with 39 goals and struck a Champions League hat-trick against Manchester City, is understood to have signed a five-year deal at the Emirates. Gyökeres’ transfer, which could end up costing as much as £64m with performance-related add-ons, takes Arsenal’s close-season spending to the region of £200m.

He becomes Mikel Arteta’s sixth summer signing and follows defender Cristhian Mosquera (£13m), midfielder Martin Zubimendi (£60m), goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga (£5m), midfielder Christian Nørgaard (£10m) and forward Noni Madueke (£48.5m) in moving to north London.