Arsenal are on the verge of abandoning their pursuit of Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres, according to [A Bola](https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/gyokeres-sporting-intransigente-colapso-iminente-2025071000220906360?utm_campaign=abola-page-post&utm_content=article-breaking&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=cde-twitter-breaking-news-1188).
Negotiations between Arsenal and Sporting CP for the Sweden international have reached a critical impasse due to Sporting’s uncompromising stance on transfer terms.
The Portuguese outfit are insisting on a higher fixed fee and fewer add-ons than previously discussed.
Arsenal believed they had met Sporting’s requirements with an offer of €65 million plus €15 million in bonuses, totalling €80 million.
However, Sporting have reportedly now raised the bar, demanding €70 million fixed and only €10 million in bonuses.
Off the back of yet another second-place finish in the Premier League, Arsenal had identified Gyokeres as a top striker target for the 2025/26 season, aiming to add firepower.
The club’s willingness to offer a package worth €80 million underlines their ambition, but Sporting’s insistence on a higher fixed fee has forced Arsenal to reassess alternative options.
After going three days without communication with their Primeira Liga counterparts, Arsenal’s patience is wearing thin, and Sporting’s rigid position may ultimately prevent the deal from materialising.
With talks currently at a standstill and neither side willing to budge, Gyokeres’ proposed switch to the Emirates Stadium appears close to collapsing unless a breakthrough is achieved soon.
The 27-year-old’s return to Sporting for preseason has been postponed multiple times, and he is still expected to leave this summer.
In the wake of recent developments surrounding their Gyokeres pursuit, Arsenal could revive their [swoop for Benjamin Sesko](https://footballtoday.com/2025/06/06/arsenal-in-advanced-talks-to-sign-benjamin-sesko/), while Ollie Watkins could also be considered.