Arsenal Land Gyokeres in £63m Deal as Transfer Window Heats Up

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Arsenal , Liverpool and Manchester United are among the clubs striking major deals as the summer transfer window nears its final month.

Liverpool have signed Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt in a £79m deal having beaten off interest from Newcastle to secure his signature. The Magpies held firm in their valuation of Alexander Isak who has now requested to ‘explore his options’ away from the club with a move to Liverpool seemingly slipping away.

Manchester United have completed the signing of Bryan Mbeumo who joins Matheus Cunha in Ruben Amorim’s new-look attack though the manager is still hopeful of securing a No.9 before the start of the season. Marcus Rashford has completed a loan move to Barcelona while Jadon Sancho is drawing interest from Juventus as the club also focus on outgoings.

Elsewhere, Arsenal have completed the signing of Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres, closing out a deal worth £63m for the forward. The Gunners have also confirmed the signing of Cristhian Mosquera in defence.

Meanwhile, Chelsea have their sights on a Dutch duo of Xavi Simons and centre-back Jorrel Hato.

Newcastle United’s handling of the Alexander Isak transfer saga has been slammed by club legend Alan Shearer .

The former Newcastle striker says the club made themselves look “ridiculous” on Thursday for claiming that Isak was injured amid reports he wants to explore a move away from the club.

Newcastle released a statement on Thursday morning to say the Swede would miss the club’s pre-season tour of Asia due to a minor thigh problem.

Alexander Isak joined Newcastle in 2022 (Martin Rickett/PA) (PA Wire)