Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit has urged his former club to sign Viktor Gyokeres instead of Ollie Watkins, citing how the striker has impressed in recent years and now has a far cheaper price-tag

Sporting CP forward Viktor Gyokeres scored another brace on Sunday as the race to sign him continues to heat up.

Arsenal were linked with a move for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins in the summer, but Emmanuel Petit has urged the Gunners to go for a different forward in the January window

Arsenal are reportedly looking at Jhon Duran as an alternative to Viktor Gyokeres, although any move will be complicated

Arsenal are monitoring Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran as an alternative option to Viktor Gyokeres in attack ahead of the January transfer window, FootballTransfers can confirm. Gyokeres has long been a priority option for the Gunners but the €100 million price tag put on his head by Sporting CP has so far put Mikel Arteta’s side off from moving for a player who has scored 14 goals in nine games for club and country this season.

Sporting President Frederico Varandas has made an interesting transfer claim on Viktor Gyokeres amid reported interest from Arsenal.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly interested in signing 26-year-old Swedish goal machine Viktor Gyokeres.

Viktor Gyokeres would have “no problems” playing for Arsenal or Chelsea, according to a close observer of the Sporting CP striker, who says that it’s “not impossible” a team pays €100 million for the hitman.

Arsenal transfer target Viktor Gyokeres continues to attract interest with Tottenham reportedly among the three clubs tipped to secure his signature. While the summer transfer window closed at the start of September,