Featured Image Credit: Getty/Instagram/Josh Nichols
Topics: Arsenal, Viktor Gyokeres, Football
Nasir Jabbar
Topics: Arsenal, Viktor Gyokeres, Football
Myles Lewis-Skelly has reacted to Viktor Gyokeres closing in on a stunning transfer to Arsenal following David Ornstein's huge update.
Gyokeres is on the verge of signing for Arsenal after months of speculation this summer.
He had courted interest from Manchester United and Juventus, but the 27-year-old was only focused on joining the Gunners, per Ornstein's bombshell update.
Ornstein claims Arsenal and Sporting are nearing a total agreement for the transfer of Gyokeres in a deal worth £54.8 million plus £8.6 million in bonuses.
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Talks are at an 'advanced stage' and a conclusion is imminent.
Having scored an impressive 54 goals across all competitions last season, his impending arrival has excited Arsenal fans.
And it appears the Arsenal players are also enthused about the proposed acquisition of the star forward.
That's judging by Lewis-Skelly's joyful reaction to Fabrizio Romano dropping his trademark 'here we go' on Gyokeres' transfer to Arsenal.
Lewis-Skelly performed the Swede's signature celebration when he read Romano's update on his phone.
Josh Nichols captured the footage before uploading it on his Instagram story.
Lewis-Skelly and Nichols are part of Arsenal's 30-player squad for their pre-season tour of Asia, with games in Singapore and Hong Kong slated ahead of the new season.
Arsenal face AC Milan on Wednesday before taking on Newcastle United. Mikel Arteta's team round off their pre-season tour with a game against cross-city rivals Tottenham.
It remains to be seen whether Gyokeres will link up with the squad in Asia once his transfer to Arsenal is complete.
But he could make his Arsenal debut in the Emirates Cup, with games against Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao on deck next month.
Gyokeres will be Arsenal's fifth signing of the summer once his switch from Sporting is a done deal.
The club have recruited Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Norgaard, Martin Zubimendi and Noni Madueke.
Gyokeres has already been on the books of a Premier League club following his spell at Brighton.
But he never played a league game for the club, with the player gunning for 'great revenge'.
"It’s one of the biggest leagues in Europe," he said of the Premier League, when speaking to France Football earlier this month.
"I spent several years there without being able to play a single match. So, of course, it’s something I would like to do. It would be a great revenge."