Vyktor Gyokeres and his iconic celebration.
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Swedish international attacker Viktor Gyökeres promised to Arsenal, the London club announced on Saturday, in a transfer that, including bonuses, amounts to 76 million euros (89 million dollars).
At 27, Gyökeres was one of Europe's most coveted strikers after shining with Sporting de Lisbon, where he played the last two seasons, in which he signed 97 goals in 102 games with that Portuguese club.
With the Swedish team, its statistics are also eloquent, with a balance of 12 goals in its last 17 games.
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“We are happy to welcome Viktor Gyökeres in the club. The record he has demonstrated in his performances impresses and his goals speak for themselves,” celebrated the Gunners coach, Mikel Arteta, cited by his team.
Gyökeres is the sixth signing of Arsenal for the new season, after the defense Cristhian Mosquera, the midfielders Martín Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard, the goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga and the attacker Noni Madueke.
The runner -up of the last three editions of the Premier League, which has not earned the League of England twenty years, has invested about 200 million pounds (230 million euros or 270 million dollars) in the preseason market.
The incorporation of Swedish into the arteta discipline will be after the Asian tour of Arsenal, which visits Singapore and Hong Kong.
It will not be the first experience in England for Gyökeres, who with 19 years joined Brighton, before a series of assignments: Sankt-Pauli in Germany and Swansea and Coventry in the second English division.
Transferred to Coventry, he was close to making this club ascend to the first English category in the 2022-2023 season and that was when he joined the Sporting of Lisbon, where he has made himself known with his goals.
With that Verdiblanco team he won two Portuguese leagues and a Cup of Portugal. It was also the top scorer of the Portuguese championship in the last two seasons, the last one with an impressive figure of 39 goals.
With 54 goals in the 2024-2025 season, taking into account all competitions, it was second in the Gold Boot won by Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) and remained ahead of Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
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