Rio Ferdinand says Viktor Gyokeres may need to work on his ‘understanding’ with Bukayo Saka if he is to end his barren spell in front of goal for Arsenal. Arsenal saw off strong competition from Manchester United to sign Gyokeres in the summer transfer window, with Sporting shaking hands on a £64million deal for the forward.

Viktor Gyokeres hasn’t hit the ground running as Arsenal would’ve hoped, but it can’t be something Mikel Arteta didn’t anticipate. In the summer, Arsenal’s race to sign a striker simmered down to two options: Benjamin Sesko or Gyokeres.

The only Liverpool flop on the list owing to Arne Slot having a £69m striker signed in the summer to upgrade his £125m one and Dominik Szoboszlai on hand as an alternative to Florian Wirtz, which begs the question for an alternative feature: why spend £225m on players you don’t need?

Viktor Gyokeres has not had an easy start to life at Arsenal. The striker’s protracted transfer saga in the summer meant he arrived late for pre-season, and then an injury to Kai Havertz in the opening game of the campaign meant he had to exclusively lead the line for months.

Before Arsenal’s win over Wolves, A Bola relayed comments from when Gyokeres spoke to ESPN. The former Sporting CP striker acknowledged that his start to life in the Premier League hasn’t gone quite as hoped, but he suggested there’s no reason not to feel optimistic.

Arsenal planning wide reinforcements as striker stance clarifiedArsenal’s forward planning in the transfer market is coming into sharper focus, with Caught Offside reporting that the club are

Arsenal moved to sign a new striker in the summer after several seasons of avoiding major investment in that position. There had long been a sense that the presence of a proven centre forward was missing from the squad,

Six goals in 18 appearances was not the impact Arsenal were expecting from summer signing Viktor Gyokeres but manager Mikel Arteta is confident the Swede will come good.

After Arsenal’s 1-0 win at Manchester United, Andrea Berta made his way through the corridors of Old Trafford to the away dressing room. He joined the celebrations in typically unfussy style: handshakes, backslaps, a few quiet words of congratulations.

The pressure is on for Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres. Following the Gunners' 1-0 victory against Manchester United, forward Kai Havertz will be sidelined, possibly for a lengthy stay, with a knee injury, according to reports. The severity of the 26 ...