ARSENAL have put their pursuit of Viktor Gyokeres on hold and reignited their interest in Ollie Watkins, it’s been claimed. The Gunners held talks with Sporting Lisbon hitman Gyokeres’

Arsenal have reportedly 'frozen' their pursuit of Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres, who snubbed the chance to join Manchester United over the Gunners, to pursue former target Ollie Watkins

It was at that point that the entire saga took a turn. Sporting CP president Frederico Varandas accused Gyökeres’s agent of “blackmail” and rejected the existence of an agreement which would see the striker sold for well below his €100 million (£85.1 million, $115.4 million) release clause.