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 have a huge summer of change on their hands – and many big deals are in the pipeline. The Gunners have agreed a £63.5million deal to sign Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres. Elsewhere,

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