It’s possible there could be white smoke on Viktor Gyökeres to Arsenal today, reports [A Bola](https://www.abola.pt/futebol/noticias/sporting-cimeira-por-gyokeres-pode-levar-a-acordo-2025071415430232242?utm_campaign=abola-page-post&utm_content=article-fresh&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=cde-twitter-fresh-articles-1203), with meetings on Monday morning having left a positive feeling ahead of further talks today.
The player’s agents are split between London and Lisbon, working on different ends of the transfer. Monday’s big issue has been deciding what the €10m in bonus payments will be comprised of.
Earlier on Monday, we covered the latest from Portugal’s sport newspapers and it was made clear Sporting want all of the bonuses to be achievable. They don’t want 50% to be easy and 50% to be fanciful, and it was even claimed Federico Varandas, the club’s president, wants to be able to achieve an extra €7.5m in the player’s first season.
It doesn’t sound like he’d be keen on a Ballon d’Or clause.
A Bola explain the saga is nearing the end, and whilst it’s now taken as given that Gyökeres will be an Arsenal player soon, the final details were still being ironed today.
A Bola end their article by stating: _‘Furthermore, from what we’ve been able to ascertain, it’s not out of the question that news regarding this process may emerge by the end of today.’_
Get ordering more Ös in, Arsenal.