Viktor Gyokeres sends message to Arsenal and Chelsea with fresh transfer hint | OneFootball

The Sporting Lisbon star addressed transfer rumours linking him to clubs including the Gunners and Manchester United

Viktor Gyokeres has fuelled speculation that he could swap Portugal for north London this summer with new comments about his rumoured move to Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta’s side are understood to have been admirers of the 26-year-old Swede since his days at Coventry City, and are believed to be among the frontrunners in the race for his signature in the summer transfer window.

Addressing the questions surrounding his future, the £60m-valued striker said on Sunday: “Let us see. It’s hard for me to say, because it is football and you never know what’s going to happen in the summer.

“So, for me to say anything else [other] than that is impossible.”

When quizzed on suggestions that he could be bound for the Emirates, Gyokeres continued: “I don’t know, I just focus on this.

“I’ve tried to focus on the last games because it’s so important and I don’t want to think about anything else. So yeah, if anything is true, let’s see in the summer.”

Despite months of debate over his summer plans, Gyokeres has remained coy about his future and has given little away to his Sporting team-mates, either.

Manchester United are also reportedly interested in reuniting the striker with ex-Sporting manager Ruben Amorim, although the Red Devils boss is not convinced his former charge will give up Champions League football for a move to Old Trafford.

Instead, there’s a chance perennial big spenders Chelsea could emerge as Arsenal’s chief challengers for Gyokeres’s services in the coming months, with the Blues having secured a return to Europe’s top table thanks to their victory over Nottingham Forest on the final day of the 2024-25 Premier League campaign.