Viktor Gyökeres’s maiden campaign at Arsenal was always going to be heavily scrutinised, and the attention on the Swede is only going to intensify after Mikel Arteta opted to leave him on the bench against Manchester United.
The 27-year-old was linked with the majority of European football’s biggest clubs at one point or another, but after a lengthy, protracted saga—which included Gyökeres accusing his former employers Sporting CP of going back on their word—it was Arsenal who completed a deal that was worth an initial £55 million plus an a further £8.5 million ($84.6 million) in potential add-ons.
