{"id":6216,"date":"2025-07-18T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/6216\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T10:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T10:43:08","slug":"viktor-gyokeres-deal-to-arsenal-close-can-swede-keep-up-incredible-goalscoring-record-in-the-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/6216\/","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Gy\u00f6keres deal to Arsenal close – Can Swede keep up incredible goalscoring record in the Premier League?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most top-10 league goals in Europe\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Arsenal<\/a>\u00a0may finally be signing a striker. There has been furore for the north London clubs to invest in a new no.9 for some time, and the Gunners are reportedly now in the process of completing a deal for\u00a0Sporting<\/a> goal-machine Viktor Gy\u00f6keres<\/a>. According to The Athletic, personal terms are agreed with the player on a five-year deal, with a fee now agreed in principle for an initial \u20ac63.5m plus a further \u20ac10m in add-ons. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta<\/a> is pushing to have the situation brought to a swift conclusion ahead of his squad\u2019s return to pre-season training this July.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Arsenal had also been chasing RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko<\/a>, but reports suggest that the German’s club refusal to lower their asking price for the Slovenian forced the Gunners to move on. The north London club’s new Sporting Director Andrea Berta<\/a> has been known to be an admirer of Gy\u00f6keres for some time. Th Sweden international was signed by Sporting from Championship side Coventry in 2023 for \u20ac24m, and has been ridiculously prolific in both of his seasons in Portugal. He now has a market value of \u20ac75m, and no player in Europe’s top-10 leagues has scored more goals than Gy\u00f6keres since he joined Sporting. But will the 27-year-old be able to replicate his incredible numbers in Liga Portugal<\/a> in the world’s most valuable division – the Premier League<\/a>? With expert insight from Portugal we try to answer just that.<\/p>\n

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\nCan Viktor Gy\u00f6keres replicate goalscoring record in the Premier League?<\/p>\n

As illustrated in the graphic above, no player in Europe’s top-10 leagues has scored more league goals than Gy\u00f6keres’ 68 goals in 66 games over the last two seasons – since the Swede signed for Sporting. Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane comes closest with 62 goals. However, those numbers shouldn’t be a pre-requisite to assume Gy\u00f6keres will be a huge success at Arsenal. Firstly, the standard of Liga Portugal is nowhere near that of the Premier League, and across his entire career, Gy\u00f6keres has never played a single game in a top-five league (Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1).\u00a0<\/p>\n

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We should also take into consideration that 17 of those 68 goals have been penalties. Nevertheless to caveat those points, it should also be noted that last season Arteta managed to get a decent tune out to midfielder Mikel Merino up front, who had never played their in his entire career. He has also transformed Kai Havertz into a striker during the German’s time at the Emirates. If Arteta can work with players like that and extract decent performances as a striker, there is the feeling that he could do wonders with a natural goalscorer like Gy\u00f6keres.<\/p>\n

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Player Comparison<\/p>\n

\u20ac75.00m<\/p>\n

Market Value<\/p>\n

\u20ac70.00m<\/p>\n


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Jun 30, 2029<\/p>\n

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Gon\u00e7alo Trist\u00e3o Santos is Transfermarkt’s Area Manager in Portugal and explains more about some of the big Swede’s strengths: “Gy\u00f6keres is a physically dominant striker with excellent movement, especially in transitions. His key strengths include his explosive acceleration, powerful ball carrying ability and his instinctive finishing inside the box. He’s deceptively quick for his size, often leaving defenders behind on counter-attacks, and he also excels at holding up the ball and linking play with teammates.” With Arsenal being a team that usually dominates possession and tries to control games, the counter-attack threat could be less effective with the Gunners, but hold-up play will be important.<\/p>\n

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“In terms of weaknesses, his first touch under pressure can sometimes let him down and while he is a decent passer, that’s not exactly one of his best qualities,” continued Santos. “He\u2019s definitely one of the most complete and dominant strikers Liga Portugal has seen in recent years. Since arriving at Sporting, he has combined physicality, technical ability and a clinical edge in a way that\u2019s rare in this league. I would place him in the top-tier alongside names like M\u00e1rio Jardel or Radamel Falcao. Gy\u00f6keres also shares traits with another Swedish forward that plays in the Premier League: Alexander Isak. That ability to drift wide, attack space intelligently and finish with composure. He\u2019s more aggressive and ‘raw’ than Isak, but they both offer mobility and unpredictability, especially when facing high lines.”<\/p>\n

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So many of the tools needed to make a huge impact in the English top-flight may be there with Gy\u00f6keres, but will he be able to handle the step up in quality smoothly? “I believe he has all the tools to succeed in the Premier League,” revealed Santos. “He has already shown he can handle physical leagues during his time in the Championship and he has grown even more at Sporting, both tactically and technically. The key will be how quickly he adapts to the faster pace and more sophisticated defences in the Premier League. But with the right support around him, he could thrive, especially in a strong team like Arsenal.<\/p>\n

“Assuming the fee will be around \u20ac70M, it\u2019s a big investment. However, considering today\u2019s market, what Gy\u00f6keres brings, and what he did at Sporting, it\u2019s justifiable. He could be a long-term solution for Arsenal\u2019s no. 9 role, offering both goals and a relentless work ethic. If they can integrate him well, it could be very good value for the club.” However, at the age of 27, the Swede will be expected to hit the ground running in north London. They need results now, and will be hoping goal-machine Gy\u00f6keres can replicate his form in Portugal in the English top-flight and help Arsenal finally win a major trophy once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most top-10 league goals in Europe\u00a0 \u00a9IMAGO Arsenal\u00a0may finally be signing a striker. There has been furore for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[3647,1111,3645,59,3646,3644,2119,221,101,56,54,55,321],"class_list":["post-6216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-andrea-berta","tag-arsenal-fc","tag-benjamin-sesko","tag-gb","tag-kai-havertz","tag-liga-portugal","tag-mikel-arteta","tag-premier-league","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-viktor-gyokeres"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}