Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta has held face-to-face talks with Sporting in Portugal as the Premier League club move closer towards a deal for striker Viktor Gyokeres.

With Gyokeres coming in, Jesus may well be linked with an exit again during the latter stages of this summer transfer window and if Gyokeres comes in and is given the No.9 shirt straight away it could point to the Brazilian departing sooner rather than later.

Viktor Gyokeres has accepted to give up €2m from his salary in order to facilitate a transfer to Arsenal from Sporting CP.Sporting and Arsenal are locked in negotiations over the transfer of the