Viktor Gyokeres' Arsenal wage has emerged as he closes in on big-money transfer

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Viktor Gyokeres is reportedly acceptable to go 1 of Arsenal's apical earners aft helium agreed idiosyncratic presumption connected a five-year deal.

After months of speculation surrounding his future, it appears Gyokeres is connected the verge of leaving Sporting aft it emerged that Arsenal are successful precocious talks with the Portuguese nine implicit a big-money deal.

There is simply a projected five-year declaration connected the table, according to The Athletic, who assertion Gyokeres has prioritised a power to the Gunners for immoderate clip amid involvement from Manchester United.

The accomplishment of 1 of Europe's top-performing strikers would surely beryllium a connection of intent from Mikel Arteta and those down the scenes astatine Arsenal, who person been chasing a caller No 9 for weeks.

So, however overmuch volition Gyokeres gain if helium does join? The 27-year-old is acceptable to instrumentality location £200,000-a-week astatine Arsenal, according to talkSPORT, who assertion his wage packet volition enactment him amongst the club's apical earners.

As per Sportrac, lone 4 players volition gain much than Gyokeres, with Declan Rice [£240,000], Martin Odegaard [£240,000], Gabriel Jesus [£265,000] and Kai Havertz [£280,000] being the lone first-team members to prime up a higher wage.

The Swede volition gain much than Bukayo Saka [£195,000], William Saliba [£190,000] and Gabriel Martinelli [£180,000] if the antecedently mentioned fig is accurate.

Sporting, meanwhile, person told Arsenal they privation €70 cardinal [£60.2m] positive €10m [£8.6m] successful add-ons for Gyokeres, study The Guardian, aft they rejected an attack from the nine worthy €65 cardinal [£56m] positive €15 cardinal [£12.9m].

Gyokeres is keen connected a determination to Arsenal, wherever helium volition nexus up with players including Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard. Image credit: Getty

Arsenal person 'a existent possibility' of completing a woody for their imagination transportation target

Amid ongoing talks astir Gyokeres, reports person emerged that the Gunners are besides chasing Real Madrid's Rodrygo – and they person 'a existent possibility' of completing a deal, according to Spanish outlet Cadena SER, arsenic per the Mail.

Arsenal privation to motion an elite near winger this summertime arsenic they purpose to situation for the Premier League title.

And they presumption Rodrygo, 24, arsenic a 'perfect fit' for the role, says transportation adept Ben Jacobs, who claims the Brazilian winger volition clasp talks with Xabi Alonso astir his aboriginal erstwhile they instrumentality from the Club World Cup.

Arsenal, meanwhile, are inactive unsure if the subordinate is unfastened to leaving the Spanish giants, but Madrid are 'prepared to sanction' an exit for astir €90 cardinal [£77.3m].

"Rodrygo viewed arsenic the imagination left-winger target, but comfy astatine right-wing, a presumption he's often been deployed astatine Real," added Jacobs.

Last month, planetary teammate Gabriel was asked whether helium had immoderate wrong accusation connected Rodrygo and his future.

"I don’t. No, I don’t, not really," helium told the Podpah Podcast. ‘But I’d similar it, obviously. Rodrygo is simply a phenomenon, for me. He’s not astatine Arsenal… I’ve told radical already, he’s a phenomenon. His sanction is mentioned a lot. If it was up to me, of course."

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