Arsenal have long been linked with Sporting’s Swedish striker, Viktor Gyokeres, and it was thought that the North Londoners might be getting closer to his signature.
However, well placed CaughtOffside sources understand that the Gunners have baulked at the figure that the Portuguese giants want for their player.
It isn’t just the size of the transfer fee that has appeared to scare Arsenal off, but the commission that his agents want, the player’s own demands etc.
Arsenal moving away from Gyokeres deal
Whilst a deal isn’t completely dead in the water, it does appear very unlikely to happen at this stage.
With that in mind, Arsenal have turned their attention to trying to sign Bournemouth’s brilliant front man, Dominic Solanke.
The centre-forward, who plundered 20 goals and provided three assists last season, per WhoScored, is also wanted by North London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, and the player’s former club, Liverpool.
At 26 years of age, Solanke is coming into what is generally felt to be a player’s prime years as a footballer, and with a reported fee of just £65m could represent a bargain to whichever team happens to land him.
Not that Andoni Iraola would make it easy for Solanke to leave the Cherries, particularly when you consider he’s been the fulcrum for them over the past couple of seasons.
Indeed, CaughtOffside sources understand that Bournemouth’s directors have said in a meeting with the player’s agents that they are not willing to sell him in the current transfer window.
However, they clearly haven’t factored in that Solanke’s latest deal, signed at the start of the 2023/24 season, contains a £65m release clause that can only be met by certain clubs – namely the Premier League’s ‘Big Six.’
Solanke himself is believed to be open to leaving the South Coast outfit if he receives a good contractual offer.
Ultimately, if any talks prove unsuccessful, both Tottenham and Arsenal could return to the race to sign Lille’s Canadian striker Jonathan David.
Rotten are not one of the big six any more
Let him go to arsenal n save spurs blowing 65 mil on a player that’s had half a good season n if u look at the numbers closely it wasn’t as good as folk think
Arsenal must be direct in dealing with players we must be serious in the transfer market not going the way amateur clubs do in their dealing of signing of players please let change by delaying it draw draw the attention of other clubs before you know it they have snatch the player out of our reach,let’s be business minded in the players we need.
Read what is posted there very well it’s not about it’s all the agent.
Forget Solanke. Arsenal needs a top class striker. He’s not. Barely notice him in any game. Pay the money to get Gyokeres.
What’s wrong with Arsenal, they loose all this good player cause they don’t want to pay £1 extra, look at man C they spend, even Man U, they are spending so much this season, we need two good strikes and they need to get them for us to compete or we will be four this season, fifth as Tottenham is also spending so much and buying good player, we still want do the same as Asern wenger, buy and sell and don’t win trophies.
Arsenal needs a striker in the mode of Gyokeres, who already has the English league experience. He is fast, swift, and a great ball user.
How many players cost £70m in Man City? So, you think is by how much you spend? Football is business. Arsenal left Mudrik deal and went for Trousard, tell me, which of the two had much impact?