The “Gyokeres” disaster! The miserable figures of a “peak” of 67 million euros

Viktor Gyokeres is emerging as a major target for Arsenal in the transfer market. Since last summer, since they brought him from Sporting for 67 million euros, the Swedish striker has not lived up to expectations for a single moment.

And on Thursday evening, in the duel with Liverpool (0-0), he reached a new low. Only 8 touches of the ball, one of which was the kickoff of the game! Basically, the fans only remembered that he was on the field in the 64th minute, when manager Mikel Arteta replaced him with Gabriel Jesus.

Gary Neville: “Gyokeres wasn't effective at any point tonight, he didn't offer anything at all”

Former England international Gary Neville is disappointed by the Swede's fall. “For me, what we saw is no longer a surprise. Gyokeres was not effective at any point tonight, he offered absolutely nothing. It's true that he doesn't get the ball from his teammates either, but it's also about being involved in the game. He needs to do moreto get more involved, not just wait to be served,” Neville analyzed for Sky Sports.

Gyokeres has scored just five Premier League goals in 19 appearances for the Gunners so far, and two in the Champions League in 4 games. His most recent success in any official competition dates back to November 1st.

Mikel Arteta defended Viktor Gyokeres

Before the match with Liverpool, Arteta declared to reporters that he has no intention of changing anything regarding the Swede: “To score goals you also need a bit of luck. I'm sure he will, at some point. The good thing is that the team is playing very well and winning matches.”

Against the champion, however, the leader remained indebted. He neither played well nor won. And Gyokeres was “absent” again, just when Arteta would have needed more to regain his hunger for goals shown at Sporting Lisbon.