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With a remarkable 66 goals in 67 games for Sporting, the 26-year-old Sweden international has established himself among the most-wanted strikers in Europe with Arsenal, Chelsea, United and City set for a huge transfer race.
It was recently reported that Gyokeres – who has a €100m release clause – will be allowed to leave Sporting for a lower fee in the summer transfer window at the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
But which club makes the most sense for Gyokeres and his career and who will he ultimately decide to join? Metro has decided to take a look at three contenders…
It’s no secret that Arsenal wish to recruit a new, top-level No.9. They have been heavily linked to several strikers in the last few recent windows – including Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak, Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney.
Gyokeres is also on their wishlist, despite manager Mikel Arteta recently rejecting the suggestion that Arsenal are missing an out-and-out centre-forward to compete with the likes of Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.
The north London club are well suited to Gyokeres in that he’d likely slot straight into their XI, although the same could be said for both Chelsea and United.
The main difference between Arsenal and the other two teams, putting them in a slightly stronger position, is that they’d be genuine contenders for Premier League and European titles, with Chelsea and United seen as longer-term projects.
Former Gunners defender Bacary Sagna feels Arsenal’s style of football would be perfect for Gyokeres.
‘He’s amazing,’ Sagna told Metro. ‘He’s a pure striker who would offer some depth. He’s also quite tall so whenever the team are out wide, they can cross the ball a bit more and that’s been missing a bit for me.’
Chelsea can’t be ruled out either. Under the ownership of BlueCo, the west Londoners have no problem …
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