Arsenal’s manager finally gets the prolific striker in his project. Talk of Dušan Vlahović, Benjamin Šeško, Ollie Watkins, Marcus Rashford and so many others from previous windows are things of the past. The Gunners have bided their time, one way or the other, to land the Swede as the leading option up top.

Viktor Gyokeres says he wants to return to the Premier League but insists he will only join a club ‘who really wants me’ following interest from Arsenal and Manchester United. Arsenal have held extensive talks with Sporting CP to sign Gyokeres this summer but have so far been unable to reach an agreement with the Portuguese club.