Arsenal’s long chase for Viktor Gyokeres may soon come to a frustrating end — and not in the way fans had hoped. Despite weeks of talks, back-and-forth offers, and headlines, the move from Sporting CP to North London is now hanging by a thread.

The report stresses that Arsenal and Gyokeres’ camp presented a deal that guaranteed Sporting a fixed sum of €70million (£60.8m) plus €10m (£6.95m) in add-ons. However, the dialogue between the three parties hit a roadblock on Monday and negotiations are ‘at risk of collapsing completely’.