Gyokeres has already agreed personal terms on a five-year deal and has been awaiting a club-to-club agreement. He is now expected to join Arsenal in a deal worth €63.5million (£54.86m), with a further €10m (£8.64) in add-ons.

Arsenal are close to finally handing Mikel Arteta the No.9 he craves with the signing of Sporting Lisbon's wantaway centre-forward Viktor Gyokeres, who is currently in a heated stand-off with the Port

Arsenal agree to pay £55 million to sign Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres; the Sweden international, 27, has been Arsenals primary focus in the transfer window after previously being linked with RB