Pundit claims Arsenal will cash in on £63.5m star

Pundit claims Arsenal will cash in on £63.5m star Viktor Gyokeres Exit Talk Grows as Arsenal Face January Transfer Decision Arsenal have a striker issue, and it is not complicated. Viktor Gyokeres arrived in 2025 for £63.5m from Sporting CP, he is under contract until 2030, and yet the noise around him already sounds like the endgame. The numbers are respectable on the surface. He has 21 goals and five assists in 65 games for Arsenal. He also played a part in last season’s Premier League title win and the run to the Champions League final. Fine. But football does not work on old medals, it works on what a manager sees now, and what a club wants next. Right now, the picture is clear. Gyokeres is not central to Mikel Arteta’s plans. This season he has made only one Premier League start and two starts in the Champions League. For a £63.5m striker in his late twenties, that is not a minor detail. That is a verdict. Photo IMAGO Arsenal transfer stance looks obvious There is now a growing belief that Arsenal would move Gyokeres on if the right deal lands. The view from outside the club has been brutal, with his display in the 2-0 win over Everton used as the latest evidence that he is not at the level required for where Arsenal want to go next. The criticism was savage. “Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ. Looks like he’s like running in slow motion, isn’t he? Looks like he can’t run. Can he hold the ball up? Yes, he can, but he will be one that won’t be at the club next season. Yeah, 100%. They would have got rid of him this season if they could have for Alvarez. If Alvarez wanted to come and hadn’t turned Arsenal down, they would have said, I would give you Gyokeres and money.” Strip away the theatre and the point remains. Arsenal explored a move for Julian Alvarez in the summer, and that matters. Clubs do not chase an elite centre-forward unless they feel the current options are lacking. January transfer window could suit both sides Gyokeres is understood to be open to leaving, potentially as early as January. That makes sense. He is 28, he wants minutes, and sitting around as a secondary option helps nobody. Arsenal want more from the position, and the player reportedly wants out. This is what a market opportunity looks like. There is interest from several directions. Atletico Madrid have been mentioned, while clubs in England, Italy and Germany are also watching the situation. That gives Arsenal room to work, even if they are unlikely to recover every penny of the original fee. Andrea Berta and Arteta will make the decision based on squad planning, not sentiment. If they believe another forward is coming, Gyokeres becomes expendable. Viktor Gyokeres future now hangs on Arsenal ambition This is the bit that matters. Arsenal are trying to build a forward line capable of winning the biggest matches consistently. If Arteta does not trust Gyokeres to lead that line, then the outcome is predictable. He is not a disaster, and he has not been useless. He has simply landed in that awkward category of expensive signing who has done some decent things without ever truly convincing. At a club chasing major honours every season, that usually ends one way. January may come too soon, summer may prove easier, but the direction of travel looks pretty obvious. Arsenal wanted more, Gyokeres wanted a bigger role, and both sides may soon accept that the cleanest solution is a transfer.