Bayern Munich have joined Arsenal and Manchester United in the fiercely contested race to sign Sporting sensation Viktor Gyokeres ahead of the January transfer window.

It was United sporting director Dan Ashworth who sanctioned Gyokeres’s sale to Coventry from Brighton when he was the Seagulls’ technical director. Brighton received just £1m for his him, before Coventry sold him for £17m to Sporting in 2023.

Arsenal may not need to do much business in the January transfer market, but two signings could strengthen the squad

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been sent advice for the January transfer window amid his side's disappointing campaign as they look to bounce back from successive defeats

Mikel Arteta needs to solves this latest squad issue ahead of Chelsea as Arsenal must find an extra boost from outside the starting XI

Mikel Arteta admits he has made a mistake by not playing Raheem Sterling in Arsenal’s last two defeats. Sterling, who joined on loan from Chelsea in the summer transfer window, was left as an unused substitute in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United at St James’ Park last Saturday.