Arsenal are finally closing in on the signing of Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres, while the club are also focusing on strengthening their next generation of stars

The Gunners will depart for Asia on Saturday without having wrapped up the signing of Gyokeres, and with Fabrizio Romano providing details of what now needs to be done

Gyokeres stirred controversy by skipping pre-season training with Sporting last week amidst ongoing transfer negotiations. Sporting's president Frederico Varandas has confirmed that the club intends to penalise the forward.