Michael Owen states that Viktor Gyokeres made a big mistake in Arsenal and has not debuted yet
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Gazeta Express
30/07/2025 21:54
The Golden Ball winner criticized striker Viktor Gökeres’ decision after his transfer to Arsenal was made official.
Michael Owen said Viktor Gyokeres has already made a big mistake in his new club, Arsenal, without even playing a minute.
Swedish striker concluded his transfer from Sporting CP earlier this week for an initial rate of £ 55.1 million, with additional bonuses that could reach £ 8.7 million.
This transfer occurred after a long saga of negotiations, during which Gyokeres conflicted with the president of Sporting and went on strike to postpone his move to northern London.
Mikel Arteta expected to have Gyokeres available for the beginning of the preseason in Hong Kong and Singapore, but he lost the first two matches of the tournament.
Instead, the 27 -year -old introduced himself to fans in Singapore before the confrontation with Newcastle, greeting the crowd shortly before the start of the match.
With this transfer, Arsenal ends its long search for a true center forward, and Gyokeres comes with high expectations after a very successful period in Sporting CP.
The former Liverpool and Real Madrid Michael Owen striker shared his opinions on the transfer in an interview with Talksport.
Owen these:
The pressure on it is immense because the arsenal needed a center forward for a long time and now finally has one. Everyone thinks he is the missing piece in the puzzle. But then he decides to wear shirt 14, which only increases the pressure, because the shadow of Thierry Henry is still huge in this number. If he scores goals and playing well, Arsenal will be a serious candidate again. But if not, I see no one but Liverpool as a favorite.
The new number 14 of Arsenal has already broken the club sales records.
After confirming its transfer on Monday, Arsenal offered to print the name of Gyokere on their free season for next season-a service that usually costs £ 16.
The demand was so great that the club’s official website was temporarily down due to high traffic.
Fans now expect the next records to be broken by Gyokeres on the field.
He scored 97 goals in 102 games for Sporting CP over two seasons.
Gyokeres is an excellent athlete, combining speed and power to master opponents, and has shown high efficiency in front of the goal.
This happens at a time when Mikel Arteta and Arsenal do not win a great trophy in the last five seasons.
In the last three seasons, Arsenal has ended as runner-up of the Premier League and, despite winning teams like Real Madrid in the Champions League, failed in the most important matches.
After another window of face, artta and gyokeres should take the arsenal to the trophy. /Gazetaexpress/