Declan Rice and Myles Lewis-Skelly reaction to Viktor Gyokeres Arsenal transfer speaks volumes

Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Viktor Gyokeres after finally reaching an agreement with Sporting CP, football.london understands. The Gunners will pay €63.5million (£55m) with €10m (£8.7m) in add-ons to sign the striker.

A move to the Emirates Stadium had stalled in recent weeks over the structure of the deal and the achievement requirements for the add-ons. Claims that Manchester United were willing to hijack the deal fell on deaf ears with Gyokeres only wanting Arsenal.

The 27-year-old will undergo a medical once the complete agreement has been achieved. It's anticipated that he will fly out to Singapore to join his new teammates.

Gyokeres' signing has been one the Gunners have been targeting since the start of the summer. The Sweden international has scored 97 goals in Portugal across two seasons and comes in to solve the striker issue within Mikel Arteta's side.

It appears that news that Arsenal had reached an agreement to finally land Gyokeres has been well-greeted inside the dressing room. A video posted on Instagram by academy defender Josh Nichols showed Myles Lewis-Skelly reacting to the imminent signing.

Showing the 'Here we go' graphic posted on Fabrizio Romano's Instagram page, Lewis-Skelly is seen smiling and saying: "Here we go", before doing Gyokeres' well-known celebration.

Declan Rice and Max Dowman also gave their sign of approval by liking the journalist’s post on the deal. Romano's popular announcements are normally the trigger of excitement among fanbases when the transfer is open.

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