Arsenal has struck an agreement for a signing worth £64.4 million, which effectively opens the door for Manchester United to go after a £68.3 million target of their own.
Both Premier League giants have been circling Sporting CPās Viktor Gyokeres, but the freshest updates show Arsenal edging away from that pursuit.
Arsenal and Man Utd are both hunting for extra firepower up front. For Arsenal, itās all about finding a more clinical presence than Kai Havertz, whose performances havenāt fully convinced.
Meanwhile, United are desperate to move past the underwhelming duo of Hojlund and Zirkzee, whose combined tally of just 7 Premier League goals last season is frankly embarrassing for a club of their stature.
Although the Gunners were hot on Gyokeresā trail, word is theyāre now laser-focused on Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig instead.
Diario Sport claims Arsenal are close to securing Sesko on a deal totaling ā¬75 million (Ā£64.4m) plus performance-related add-ons, signaling a major shift in their transfer priorities.
The club originally had a verbal understanding in place for Gyokeres, but that collapsed when Sportingās president, Federico Varandas, made the negotiations painfully complicated.
As Arsenal zeroes in on Sesko, United suddenly have a clear runway to try and reunite Gyokeres with Amorim, but theyāll need to cough up ā¬80 million (Ā£68.3m) to make that happenāand given Gyokeresā outrageous haul of 39 goals in 33 league games compared to Seskoās modest 13 strikes, you can see why heās worth every penny.
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