Viktor Gyokeres’ brother has seemingly followed Arsenal on Instagram amid the Gunners’ pursuit of the Sporting CP star. Reports suggest that Mikel Arteta’s side are progressing towards a deal to land the striker as they look to strengthen their options.
Earlier this week David Ornstein, of the Athletic, claims that Arsenal had reached an agreement in principle with Sporting worth €63.5m [£54.9m] guaranteed and €10m [£8.6m] in add-ons.
The North London club are leading the race to sign the hot-shot after diverting their attention from Benjamin Sesko. It has been claimed in Portugal that there is a ‘good chance’ that the deal can be struck for Gyokeres to join Arsenal by the end of this week.
Mikel Arteta, it has been said, wants his attacking addition through the door before the club jet off to Asia for their pre-season tour. And Record have reported that the Spaniard may get an opportunity to do that with the deal to be finalised at the end of the week.
There has been some speculation regarding the time taken for a deal to be agreed between the two clubs, surrounding the structuring of the transfer fee.
However, eagle-eyed supporters have noticed a key change in the social media activity surrounding Gyokeres, as well as his close friends and family.
The forward’s brother, Anton, is said to have followed Arsenal on Instagram in recent days. The account is also followed by Viktor Gyokeres himself.
Although the correlation may be deemed as elementary, it has been noticed that the relative of the Gunners target also only follows Sporting and Coventry City, the 28-year-old’s current club and the one which the Liga Portugal champions signed him from.
Gyokeres revealed in a recent interview with L’Equipe that he has unfinished business in England’s top-flight after failing to make a single appearance during his spell on the coast with Brighton & Hove Albion.
He ultimately made his name at Coventry as the Sky Blues came agonsingly close to promotion back to the Premier League, losing out to Luton Town on penalties.
“It’s one of the biggest leagues in Europe,” Gyokeres said. I spent several years there without being able to play a single match. So, of course, it’s something I would like to do. It would be a great revenge.
“It’s football, you never know,” he added. “I’m not thinking about it, we’ll see what happens. If something is going to happen, it will happen.
“The most important thing for me is to play for a club that really wants me. I’m definitely one of the [best strikers in the world ]. It’s difficult to rank me but yes, I’m at the same table as them now. What I managed to do at Sporting, I’m convinced I can do anywhere. You haven’t seen the best of Gyokeres yet.”
