Arsenal have shown an interest in the Sweden international throughout the summer window , with the club keen to add to the attacking areas of their squad. The 26-year-old has caught the eye in his first year in one of Europe’s top flights, scoring 43 goals in 50 appearances for Sporting after moving from Coventry City just one year ago.
It seems that his goalscoring is not ending there. So far this season, he has already scored six goals in his opening three games in the Portuguese top league, including a hat trick in a 5-0 win over Farenese on Friday.
It adds to the two goals he got against Nacional and the goal and assist he picked up in the season opener against Rio Ave. It’s perhaps no surprise then that he is being linked to some of Europe’s biggest teams.
The player himself has now addressed the links with the transfer window going into the final few days. “We don't know what's going to happen,” he told the Portuguese media.
“It doesn't just depend on me, we will see, but I feel good here. I don't feel any stress about doing anything else, but in football, during the transfer window, it's normal there are things we don't know, that can happen quickly. But I love being here and there's no stress."
Gyokeres has a release clause of £86million in his Sporting contract, but Arsenal could attempt to drive that price down if they decide to make a move. Speaking last week, Sporting manager Ruben Amorim sent a similar message to that of the player.
"In terms of the transfer market, we can't control it. The players who had a lot of impact last season, if they were to leave, it would mean good money coming in,” he said.
"I'm not worried at all. We're competing in the Champions League this year and we want to be champions again. We're very focussed but anything can happen until the end of the window."
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