Dream Team price confirmed for Viktor Gyokeres! Will Arsenal's new striker make your XI?
Following his transfer to Arsenal, Viktor Gyokeres has been added to Dream Team!
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The 27-year-old is likely to be among the most popular players in the game come the Gameweek 1 deadline having shot to superstardom at Sporting CP over the last two years.
Selecting Gyokeres from the off will cost you £6million of your initial £50million budget, a significant investment.
For comparison, the only forwards who cost more at this stage are Erling Haaland (£7.5m), Mohamed Salah (£7.5m) and Alexander Isak (£6.5m), the cream of the crop.
Gyokeres scored a whopping 54 goals in all competitions in 2024/25.
39 of those goals came in 33 league games as he fired Sporting CP to their 21st Portuguese title — no other player scored more than 18 goals in the top flight.
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In total, the Sweden international scored 97 goals during his two years in Lisbon, a return that made him one of the most sought-after players in world football.
Arsenal's acquisition of Gyokeres is a major statement of intent.
Fans and pundits alike have stressed the Gunners' need for an out-and-out striker for the majority of Mikel Arteta's reign.
Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz have performed well in patches but neither are fully-fledged poachers known for their ruthless finishing.
The North Londoners have been the Premier League's nearly men in recent times having finished as runners-up three years in a row.
Might Gyokeres be the missing piece of the puzzle that propels Arsenal to top spot?
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All that remains to be seen and besides, Dream Team bosses need only concern themselves with his point-scoring potential.
Gyokeres is no stranger to English football having represented Brighton, Swansea and Coventry but he awaits his first taste of Premier League football.
In fact, he is untested in Europe's top five leagues.
This is seemingly the only question mark ahead of his Arsenal debut.
Although Dream Team gaffers may remember he scored a hat-trick against Manchester City in the Champions League last season, an achievement that surely stands him in good stead.
Arteta's side are set to face Manchester United in what is arguably the standout fixture of the opening weekend before they welcome Leeds to the Emirates a week later.
It will be interesting to see Gyokeres's ownership come the Gameweek 1 deadline.
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