Sporting CP release Viktor Gyokeres statement confirming transfer details with Arsenal

Sporting CP have provided details of the agreement that saw Arsenal complete the signing of Viktor Gyokeres.

The Gunners confirmed the signing of the Sweden international on Saturday evening, with the striker putting pen to paper on the long-term contract at the Emirates Stadium.

A deal worth an initial fee of €63.5million (£55million) plus a further €10million (£8.7million) in add-ons was agreed between Arsenal and Sporting earlier this month, and now the transfer has officially been completed.

Arsenal had been linked with signing Gyokeres for some time as they searched for a new striker to add to their ranks.

Gyokeres will now look to compete with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus for the starting centre-forward role at Arsenal next season, although Jesus is still recovering from a knee injury.

After the transfer was completed, Sporting provided further details of the agreement that was reached with Arsenal. In an official statement, the Primeira Liga outfit confirmed the exact fees that the Gunners will pay as part of the transfer.

The statement from Sporting read: "The financial consideration for the transfer of the Player [Gyokeres] to be paid by Arsenal FC to Sporting SAD corresponds to €76,020,513.00, which comprises the sum of (i) a fixed portion of €65,764,103.00 and (ii) a variable portion that may rise to a maximum value of €10,256,410.00, depending on the achievement of certain objectives related to the sporting performance of the Player and Arsenal FC."

Arsenal's new sporting director, Andrea Berta, had been overseeing the negotiations with Sporting over the deal to sign Gyokeres.

The Gunners were also linked with signing Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig but switched their attention to signing Gyokeres after failing to reach an agreement with the Bundesliga club's asking price.

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