Article by Dragoș Petrescu – published on Saturday, July 26, 2025, 12:05 / Updated on Saturday, July 26, 2025 12:05
Fabrizio Romano, the famous Italian journalist specialized in the Mercato area, said that Arsenal and Sporting have reached an agreement for the transfer of Viktor Gyokeres (27). In addition, he also revealed that the Swedish striker will wear the Emirates's famous shirt by the great Thierry Henry (47).
According to the information provided by Fabrizio Romano on the social networks, the Portugal champion accepted the offer worth 63.5 million euros, plus a bonus of 10 million, made by Arsenal for the long-awaited transfer of the Swedish footballer.
Also, the Italian journalist also stated that the future striker of the “tunnels” has already chosen the number he will carry on Emirates.
Viktor Gyokeres will play with the number “14” at Arsenal, just like the great Thierry Henry
The Swedish will sign a contract valid on 5 seasons with the Emirates group, and once the medical visit will be successfully passed, it will join Mikel Arte's team.
Thus, Gyokeres will be able to check his first minutes for the London group in a friendly tournament in Asia, where the “tunnels” will face Newcastle, Tottenham and Villarreal.
According to the above source, it will take the shirt with the number “14” at Arsenal, as well as Thierry Henry, the great French striker who wrote history on Emirates in 1999-2007.
Thierry Henry, in the famous T -shirt with the number “14” at Arsenal // Photo: Getty Images
Gyokeres was unstoppable in Sporting's shirt
In the recent season, the 27 -year -old Swedish striker ticked 52 matches in all competitions, during which he managed to score 54 times and offer 13 decisive passes. Gyokeres was brought to Sporting in 2023 by Portuguese technician Ruben Amorim, who would like to restore this partnership to Manchester United, but it seems that the artery took it before.
The player came to Lisbon from Coventry for 24 million euros. He exploded in his first season in Portugal, and after two years, he accumulated 97 goals in 102 matches for the club on Estádio José Alvalade, thus becoming one of the most courtylers in the world. At the last update, the ones at transfermarkt They quoted it at 75 million euros.
