Coventry City will come face to face with one their former strikers when the Premier League kicks off again in August but he attracting serious interest
Leigh Curtis
09:56, 27 Jun 2026Updated 10:04, 27 Jun 2026
Viktor Gyokeres of Arsenal celebrates scoring
Viktor Gyokeres of Arsenal celebrates scoring
Arsenal have reportedly told 'top clubs' chasing former Coventry City star Viktor Gyokeres that they plan to keep the striker this summer.
Gyokeres scored 14 goals in 36 Premier League games in what was his debut season at the Emirates having moved to the club last summer for a whopping £64m.
But according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, that has not deterred clubs from enquiring about the former Sky Blues hitman who is currently away on World Cup duty with Sweden.
However, Arsenal have no plans to part company with Gyokeres after he helped lead them to the Premier League title last term.
“There have been already important, top top clubs asking about the availability of Viktor Gyokeres for this summer transfer window, already, in May and the beginning of June," said Romano on his YouTube channel
"But the answer from Arsenal was always, ‘We want to keep the player, we believe in the player, and Viktor Gyokeres is part of our project’.
“So, Arsenal were not opening the doors to an exit.
“Then, obviously, if something big comes to the table, we will see later this summer, but at the moment, the answer received by all the top clubs asking about Viktor Gyokeres has always been the same, and it has been, we want to keep the player, we want to trust Viktor Gyokeres.
“So, I wanted to clarify this, as I received many questions about this topic and it was important to make a point.”
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