Arsenal are on the verge of abandoning their pursuit of Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres, according to A Bola.Negotiations between the two clubs for the Sweden international have reached a

Central to Gyökeres’s frustrations is a belief that he had an agreement with Sporting president Frederico Varandas to sell him for a certain fee, believed to be around €70 million (£60.4 million, $82 million). Varandas has publicly insisted Gyökeres will not be sold for such a price.

Viktor Gyokeres is reconsidering a move to Manchester United after Arsenal’s negotiations with Sporting CP stalled this week, according to reports in Portugal. Gyokeres, who scored 54 goals in 52 appearances last season,