Arsenal learn price of top transfer target Viktor Gyokeres as they get set to battle Chelsea for Sporting star

ARSENAL will have to fork out £68million if they want to sign top transfer target Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon this summer.

The Gunners will have to battle it out with Chelsea for the in-form striker, with both sides after a talisman.

AFPSporting are set to sell Arsenal’s top transfer target Viktor Gyokeres for £68m this season[/caption]

Gyokeres has been in top form for Sporting since moving from Coventry last July in a £20million deal.

The 25-year-old has scored 37 goals and provided 14 assists in 50 games for club and country this season and for Sporting alone he has 22 goals in 24 games.

This has sparked interest from Arsenal and their London rivals.

The Swedish international’s goals have helped Sporting take the top spot in the Portuguese league above local rivals Benfica, who they defeated in the cup to line up a potential double this term.

Club officials are expected to cash in on Gyokeres by demanding £68m this summer.

AC Milan have also been linked with Gyokeres but the forward is thought to prefer a move to the Premier League after starting his career with Brighton in 2018.

Arsenal are after a No9 after going a season without a designated striker.

They have been linked with Brentford and England star Ivan Toney and Napoli‘s Victor Osimhen.

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But The Athletic reporter David Ornstein has confirmed that the Gunners are no longer targeting the pair and are more interested in Gyokeres alongside Benjamin Sesko and Evan Ferguson.

Ornstein said: “The likes of Sesko & Gyökeres are well thought of. As is Ferguson but the price Brighton would want & the season he has had so far perhaps makes him less likely at the moment.

“I don’t see it being an Osimhen or Toney. There will be other options too.”