Sporting Lisbon DROP Gyokeres to Arsenal asking price

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 6 Jul 2025 08:24 BST
• 5 min read

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Sporting Lisbon have lowered their asking price to sell Viktor Gyokeres to Arsenal.

A Bola report that Sporting will now accept an offer of €70 million plus €10m in adds-ons.

Current ETV

Viktor Gyökeres

F (C)

Sporting CP

Viktor Gyökeres

F (C)

Sporting CP

€77M

ETV Range

€69.3M - €84.8M

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This is encouraging news for Arsenal as up until now Sporting have been stubborn in their stance that they want as close to Gyokeres' €100m release clause as possible.

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O Jogo also reported this weekend that Arsenal could attempt a 'decisive attack' to try to sign Gyokeres this coming week.

Gyokeres agrees personal terms

Nicolo Schira reported on Wednesday that Arsenal and Gyokeres have an agreement in principle on a contract until 2030, with salary and terms all settled upon.

Schira adds that Gyokeres is getting closer to joining Arsenal, despite the issues that remain between the two clubs over agreeing a transfer fee.

Arsenal must now agree on a transfer fee with Sporting to complete the transfer.

A public war has erupted between the player’s entourage and his club over his asking price.

Gyokeres’ agents claim that Sporting broke a promise to sell him for around €60m plus €10m in bonuses, while Sporting have denied a promise was ever made.

Duncan Castles revealed on the Transfers Podcast recently that Gyokeres is very upset at Sporting breaking a promise to sell him this summer for the mentioned fee.

Castles adds that there is a clause in his contract that Sporting must pay Gyokeres a €6m penalty fee if they do reject offers of over €60m.

A Bola reported on Tuesday that this clause has been activated as of Tuesday 1 July.

That €6m will go to Gyokeres’ agent Hakan Cetinkaya, and means that Arsenal can put the pressure on Sporting into finally selling their star man by bidding that amount.

Arsenal have made Gyokeres their number one striker target this summer, but have been left frustrated by Sporting's high demands over a transfer fee.

Castles added that Gyokeres is threatening to go on strike if Sporting refuse to sell him, a line also confirmed now by A Bola and Fabrizio Romano.

If A Bola's latest report is to be believed, it at least means that Sporting's valuation is now closer to what Gyokeres insists was promised to him.

Due to the problems over this deal, Arsenal have been simultaneously working on a deal for Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko and may instead sign him due to the problems surrounding Gyokeres.

Gyokeres is the hottest striking property around right now after having an incredible season, scoring 54 goals in 52 games in all competitions, and leading Sporting to another league title.

This follows on from his brilliant form from last season for Sporting where he scored 43 goals in all competitions for his club.

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