Family intervention leaves Gunners facing major setback in pursuit of Swedish goal machine
Arsenal’s ambitious summer rebuild has hit an unexpected roadblock, with Viktor Gyökeres’ uncle declaring the in-demand striker will remain at Sporting CP next season – dealing a crushing blow to Mikel Arteta’s transfer plans.
The revelation came during Sporting’s raucous title celebrations, where Chris Gyökeres told Portuguese outlet Record: “Yesterday at dinner we decided that he has to stay. We love it here – the country, the people and Sporting. The Lions! We love it!” This family intervention threatens to derail Arsenal’s strategy of securing their primary targets early, having already triggered Martin Zubimendi’s £51m release clause from Real Sociedad.
The Swedish international’s future has been subject of intense speculation, with teammate Pedro Gonçalves admitting even Sporting’s dressing room is relying on transfer guru Fabrizio Romano for updates. “I asked him like everyone else,” Gonçalves revealed. “He says he’s not a fortune teller. What I know is from Fabrizio Romano.”
While Manchester United’s interest appears dead after their Europa League final defeat cost them Champions League football, Arsenal now face an uphill battle to change the 26-year-old’s mind. The striker’s phenomenal 43-goal debut season in Portugal has made him one of Europe’s most coveted forwards, but his family’s emotional connection to Sporting may prove the ultimate deciding factor.
With Sporting’s Taca de Portugal final against Benfica still to come, the saga takes another twist – proving that in modern football, sometimes heart can outweigh even the most ambitious transfer projects.
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