In 2025, Viktor Gyôkeres was the hottest striker on the transfer market. From a very anonymous existence at Brighton, things took off at Coventry, before the “late bloomer” Swede stepped into the Sporting shirt as one of Europe’s sharpest strikers. Arsenal had for a long time lacked a goal guarantee at the top. In the Swede’s first season, he delivered 21 goals in 55 games, helped the London club to the Premier League title and Champions League final. Many would say his debut season was a success for the 28-year-old, but he is already rumoured to be leaving.
Last month, transfer journalist Romano gave a situation analysis at Arsenal: Well, it hasn’t been an easy start to the season for Gyökeres in the sense that playing time has been limited. So it’s obvious that there are already people talking about what’s going to happen with Gyökeres, what’s going to be the future for Gyökeres,” Romano begins.
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-What I can tell you is that this summer there were clubs interested in Gyokeres. Clubs, but really top clubs, especially from Spain, who asked about the situation of Viktor Gyökeres. The answer from Arsenal was always that the player is not for sale. We trust Gyokeres, we want Gyökeres to stay. Arsenal have always maintained the position that they do not want Gyökeres to leave, the transfer journalist further doses.
“Okay, the start of the season has been complicated, but those at the club believe that they expect Gyökeres to be very important, especially when the games are going to be exciting, complicated… you might need a physical striker like him. So at this stage, Arsenal are still very happy with Gyökeres. If there’s a real big-money club trying to tempt the club and the player, it could be a different story. I’m not saying Gyökeres is untouchable. I’m saying Arsenal closed their doors in the summer of 2026, but 2027 is a different story,” Romano concludes.
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Juventus were already on the verge of renting Gyökeres this summer, but were told clearly that no intermediate solution is open. According to TuttoJuve , Juventus must spend at least £60 million (Arsenal gave £55 million+):
-Arsenal have no intention of renting out Gyokeres. The Gunners would only consider a permanent transfer, with an asking price of over £60 million. This means that they would need around 70 million euros. This is precisely the obstacle that, at least for the moment, makes it difficult to imagine a move to Serie A as early as January, writes TuttoJuve.
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