Arsenal’s efforts to finalise a deal for Viktor Gyokeres could be boosted as Sporting CP have been warned that they risk out on signing their first-choice replacement striker. Mikel Arteta’s side have held extensive negotiations with Sporting over a deal for Gyokeres but the Portuguese champions have been standing firm over the add-on payments.

Sporting are eyeing Almeria's Luis Suarez as their ideal replacement for Viktor Gyokeres amid ongoing transfer discussions with Arsenal and a £63.5million deal that has continued to drag

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.