TWO YEARS ago, after two outstanding Championship seasons with Coventry, Viktor Gyokeres was on the market for £20million. Now Arsenal could end up splashing out a whopping £63.5m on the Swedish

Arsenal have been active during the summer transfer window as they continue efforts to strengthen their squad and build on the progress made in recent seasons.

Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. According to The Athletic, Arsenal bosses retain a strong interest in Eze and the player himself would be ‘keen’ to push through a switch north of the river this summer.

The wait for Arsenal to sign Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyökeres appears to finally be close to a positive conclusion. Here's why it has taken so long.