Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres is anticipated to finish a transfer to Arsenal from Sporting this weekend.
BBC Sport has beforehand reported a £63.5m deal was within the last phases, with the transfer solely held up due to negotiations between the golf equipment over add-on funds.
The 27-year-old has been given permission to journey in an effort to full his medical and is anticipated to signal a five-year contract and formally turn out to be an Arsenal participant within the subsequent couple of days.
The Arsenal squad is in Singapore on the primary leg of their pre-season tour of Asia.
Talking on Friday, Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta mentioned he “can not discuss a participant who will not be ours but”, however recommended any new signing would be part of the tour as quickly as doable.
“For certain. Clearly as soon as now we have finalised every thing with a participant we wish to combine him with the staff as shortly as doable,” Arteta mentioned.
“With Noni [Madueke] it was not possible as a result of he wanted a while [after playing in the Club World Cup]. I believe he’ll take a shorter trip than he deserves as a result of he desires to affix us immediately, as quickly as we’re again.
“I believe instantly is best, to allow them to begin to be part of the staff, get to know one another and get the concepts we wish to put of their minds.”
Gyokeres has been in demand through the summer time switch window after scoring 54 objectives in 52 video games for Sporting final season.
BBC Sport revealed earlier this month that Arsenal had turned their consideration to him after hitting an deadlock of their bid to signal Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig.
The seek for a striker has been a drawn-out course of for Arteta, who has been determined so as to add an elite centre-forward after his facet scored 17 fewer objectives than Liverpool as they completed 10 factors behind the Premier League champions.
The Spanish boss elevated his total attacking choices with the signing of England winger Madueke, 23, from Chelsea final week.
Former Brighton and Coventry striker Gyokeres scored 97 objectives in 102 matches throughout his two seasons in Portugal and helped Sporting carry back-to-back Primeira Liga titles.
Throughout his time at Coventry, he was probably the most prolific strikers within the Championship.
He scored 43 objectives in 116 appearances for the Sky Blues and was named within the Championship staff of the 12 months in 2022-23 as they reached the play-off last. That summer time he signed for Sporting for about £20m.
He made his Sweden debut in 2019 towards Finland and has 26 caps, scoring 15 objectives.
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