Gyokeres stirred controversy by skipping pre-season training with Sporting last week amidst ongoing transfer negotiations. Sporting's president Frederico Varandas has confirmed that the club intends to penalise the forward.

Arsenal are still trying to get a blockbuster deal for Viktor Gyokeres over the line and remain locked in talks with Sporting Lisbon over a transfer fee for the striker

Viktor Gyokeres has made a new push towards his transfer to Arsenal by moving out of his home in Lisbon. Arsenal remain in negotiations with Sporting CP over a deal for the 27-year-old but the Portuguese club have been standing firm over the structure of the add-on payments.