Viktor Gyokeres has yet to report for pre-season training at Sporting, with sources confirming to Sporting News that the striker is holding off on returning to the club's Cristiano Ronaldo Academy amid ongoing interest from Arsenal.

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.

Arsenal are reportedly on the brink of throwing in the towel on a deal for Viktor Gyokeres, after failing to strike an agreement with Sporting Lisbon over a financial package for the coveted striker.