Viktor Gyokeres 'to make £1.7MILLION sacrifice for his dream £70m Arsenal move' - after dumping his Portuguese actress girlfriend to keep nothing tying him to Lisbon
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Viktor Gyokeres is reportedly willing to give up a significant amount of his future salary to force through a move to Arsenal this summer.

Mail Sport revealed over the weekend that the Gunners are nearing an agreement for the Swedish forward, with a deal potentially rising to £70 million after an extensive pursuit.

Further negotiations occurred on Sunday evening regarding the arrangement of possible bonus payments, with the 27-year-old striker having already agreed to a five-year contract.

Reports have suggested Gyokeres is determined enough to skip pre-season training to push for a transfer, and according to the Portuguese publication Record, the Sporting star is prepared to take additional measures.

The outlet suggested that the 27-year-old has expressed his happiness to forego €2million (£1.73m) from his proposed five-year Arsenal contract so that the money could be used to increase the Gunners’ bid to Sporting for his services.

Viktor Gyokeres is reportedly willing to give up some of his future salary to move to Arsenal

Viktor Gyokeres is reportedly willing to give up some of his future salary to move to Arsenal

Arsenal are in advanced talks with Sporting over in-demand Swedish striker Gyokeres, 27

Arsenal are in advanced talks with Sporting over in-demand Swedish striker Gyokeres, 27

The Gunners have been in negotiations over Gyokeres for a lengthy period of time this summer

The Gunners have been in negotiations over Gyokeres for a lengthy period of time this summer

Gyokeres is said to have been the driving force behind this move, outlining his determination to play at the Emirates next season.

As a result, the report claims Arsenal’s latest bid came in at an initial €65m (£56.2m) with a further €15m (13m) in add-ons.

The latest development comes after it was reported last week that Gyokers had split with his Portuguese girlfriend Ines Aguiar to keep nothing typing him to Lisbon amid his push to leave Sporting this summer. 

Portuguese outlet TV Guia had claimed that the couple ended their relationship before Gyokeres left for his summer holiday in Greece.

Speculation had reportedly grown over a potential separation after Aguiar had not joined Gyokeres at the wedding of his Sporting team-mate Morten Hjulmand and Emilie Sofie Nissen, who she is said to be close to.

The actress then when on holiday to the Spanish island Formentera, while Gyokeres instead went to Mykonos in Greece.

Citing a source close to the Swedish striker, the outlet reported that Gyokeres had decided to he ‘doesn’t want anything to tie him to Portugal, especially because he has already decided that he won’t continue at Sporting next season.’

Meanwhile, the Gunners have been locked in negotiations with Sporting over Gyokeres for a number of months and the situation finally seems to be nearing a conclusion.

It was reported last week that Gyokers had split with his Portuguese girlfriend Ines Aguiar

It was reported last week that Gyokers had split with his Portuguese girlfriend Ines Aguiar 

Gyokeres only wants to join the Gunners and has snubbed interest from Manchester United

Gyokeres only wants to join the Gunners and has snubbed interest from Manchester United

RB Leipzig's Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko was also on Arsenal's shortlist this summer

RB Leipzig’s Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko was also on Arsenal’s shortlist this summer

Man United head coach Ruben Amorim had looked to reunite with Gyokeres this summer but he was informed last month that his target only wanted to join Arsenal. 

The development comes shortly before Arteta’s side, who have already added Kepa and Martin Zubimendi this summer, return for pre-season training. 

As reported by Mail Sport, Arteta had been keen to sign a new striker before his squad jets out to Singapore on July 19 to begin their tour of Asia.

An irritated Gyokeres had previously accused Sporting of rowing back on an agreement to let him leave for £60m, to which club president Frederico Varandas said he had received no offers and vowed he would not succumb to ‘blackmails and insults’.

The forward scored an incredible 97 goals in 102 games over the past two seasons in Portugal and is under contract until 2028. He pushed back on lucrative approaches from Saudi Pro League sides Al-Hilal and Al-Qadsiah earlier this summer.

Gyokeres was also on Juventus’ radar but the Serie A giants have missed out, too. 

Initially, RB Leipzig’s Sesko looked to be Arsenal’s primary target at No 9 but attention has shifted to Gyokeres. Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins was also considered.

Gyokeres moved to England in 2017-18 when he joined Brighton, but he made just eight appearances for the club, scoring one goal.

He spent loan spells at St Pauli and Swansea before switching to Coventry, initially on a loan deal, where he scored 43 goals over two-and-a-half seasons. 

That form earned him a €24m (£20.7m) move to Sporting and after two superb years in Portugal, Gyokeres is now set to return to the UK for the next chapter of his career.

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