• Total cost of deal likely to be close to €80m

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Arsenal have agreed to pay €63.5m (£55m) up front for Viktor Gyökeres and are close to a complete ­agreement with Sporting over the Sweden striker.

It is understood the clubs remain in negotiations over potential add-ons that could take the total cost of the deal close to €80m, with ­Arsenal believed to have offered a further €15m in performance-related bonuses for the 27-year-old. But with Gyökeres facing disciplinary action from Sporting after he missed his deadline to report for pre-season training on Saturday, there is confidence in both camps that an ­agreement will be reached and the deal is expected to be finalised in the coming days.

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