Arsenal have a massive season ahead of them.
After all, they finished second in the Premier League for the third time on the bounce last season, and there is only so much time Mikel Arteta will have to bring the glory days back to the Emirates.
The good news is that the board seem intent on giving him all the help they can in the transfer window this summer, with a host of brilliant players already touted for a move to N5, like Eberechi Eze.
Transfer shirt Eze
However, if recent reports are to be believed, Arsenal are now closing in on a deal to sign an international star who would be an even more exciting addition to the team than the Englishman.
Arsenal move to sign a new goalscorer
It was last week that stories linking Arsenal to Eze began to appear, but it was over the weekend that things supposedly accelerated in a meaningful way.
According to reports from Monday, the Gunners had held talks with the Crystal Palace star's camp, and, according to Fabrizio Romano, he's now more than open to a move to the Emirates.
The 27-year-old has a release clause in his current deal widely reported to be worth around £68m, but even at that price, he could still be worth going all out for.
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Yet, it appears as if the North Londoners are now making serious progress in their attempts to sign someone who'd be an even more exciting addition: Viktor Gyokeres.
According to a recent report from Belgium, Arsenal are now in "advanced talks" with Sporting CP over the Swedish international, and feel like they are near the "final line" of the deal.
Moreover, it has been revealed that the club and player have already agreed personal terms.
A potential price is not mentioned in the report, but stories from earlier this week claimed that a fee in the region of £69m could be enough to seal the deal.
Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres kisses the trophy as he celebrate after winning the Taca de Portugal
It's a lot of money to spend on one player, but given Gyokeres' recent record, it could prove to be more than worth it, and he could end up being a far more exciting signing than Eze.
Why Gyokeres would be more exciting than Eze
While there are so many different things to enjoy in football, from a well-timed tackle to a wonderful ball over the top, there is one thing that excites fans more than anything else: goals.
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When it really comes down to it, what supporters want to see above all else is their team putting the ball in the back of the net, and when it comes to that, there seem to be few, if any, better than Gyokeres.
It's this reason why his arrival would be more thrilling than Eze's, as he's been a lean, mean goalscoring machine over the last two years.
Gyokeres' recent form
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All Stats via Transfermarkt
For example, in his first campaign with Sporting, the "ball-striking monster," as dubbed by analyst Ben Mattinson, scored 43 goals and provided 15 assists in 50 appearances, totalling 4169 minutes, which comes out to an average of 1.16 goal involvements every game, or one every 71.87 minutes.
Then, somehow, he managed to do even better last season, scoring 54 goals and providing 13 assists in 52 appearances, totalling 4248 minutes, which comes out to a simply sensational average of 1.28 goal involvements per game, or one every 63.40 minutes.
In contrast, Eze has scored 48 goals and provided 28 assists in the 167 appearances he's made for Crystal Palace since joining them in 2020.
Ultimately, it is a little simplistic, but sometimes football can be an extraordinarily simple game, and based on the sheer weight of goals he's scored in recent seasons, we can't imagine many, if any, players being a more exciting signing for Arsenal than Gyokeres would be.
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