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VIKTOR GYOKERES has explained why he decided to join Arsenal over Manchester United. The Swede, 27, completed a £63.5million move to the Gunners from Sporting CP earlier today. 4 Gyokeres also received summer interest from Man Utd, in a move that would have reunited him with former Sporting boss Ruben Amorim. But despite his working relationship with United's Portuguese manager, the striker decided to snub interest from Old Trafford to sign for Arsenal. Upon joining the Gunners, Gyokeres lifted the lid on his thought process. The Arsenal new-boy said: "I just felt that it was the right club for me. "What I heard from Mikel [Arteta] and Andrea [Berta] when I was speaking with them, and just what I've seen in the past years, how they've been playing football. "When I was playing against Arsenal last season, I could really feel it was a very strong team and very difficult to play against. "That made me choose Arsenal, and of course all the history the club has and the massive fanbase. "It's been amazing to see all the support that they have already given me before I even arrived. That's what it's all about. It's going to be very nice to see them in the stadiums as well." BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK 4 Gyokeres has signed a five-year deal worth around £300,000 a week at Arsenal. The former Brighton, Swansea and Coventry forward has been handed the No14 shirt at the Emirates, made famous by club icon Thierry Henry. Gyokeres could make his first appearance in an Arsenal shirt against Tottenham in Hong Kong next Thursday. Upon completing the marquee signing, boss Mikel Arteta said: "We're absolutely delighted to welcome Viktor Gyokeres to the club. "The consistency he has shown in his performances and availability have been outstanding, and his goal contributions speak for themselves. 'Viktor has so many qualities. He is a quick and powerful presence up front, with incredible goalscoring numbers at club and international levels. "He brings a clinical edge with a high conversion rate of chances into goals, with his intelligent movement in the box making him a constant threat. 'We're excited about what Viktor brings to our squad and are looking forward to start working with him. 'We welcome Viktor and his family to Arsenal.' 4
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Tottenham dealt HUGE transfer blow as Morgan Gibbs-White signs new Nottingham Forest deal after Marinakis intervention
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Craig Gordon said it is a "special day" he will "always remember" despite being unable to play more than a minute of his testimonial as his Heart of Midlothian side beat Sunderland 42-year-old Scotland goalkeeper is recovering from injury and stressed that the game against the club he left Hearts to join in 2007 does not mark the end of his career."That's the reason I couldn't play more today," Gordon told Hearts TV. "The medical team just wouldn't allow it and I understand why. It was just too dangerous - too big a risk."To play the one minute, I managed to complete my one pass to the dugout as I was instructed to and walk off with a clean sheet, it's all positive."Goals from Claudio Braga, Lawrence Shankland and Alexandros Kyziridis helped Gordon's mood further."It was always going to be a special day for me and the boys made sure of it with a great performance and a great win," he said."Walking out to that reception and that amount of fans in the stadium. I've never seen that for a testimonial at Hearts before."So to be here and experience that will be something I'll always remember."Gordon joked that he could have played given how little the visitors did to trouble replacement Zander Clark. "As it turns out, I probably would have been okay to play as Zander wasn't called upon too many times," he added."You never know going into a game how much you are going to be worked and they took the safety first approach, which I can totally understand."The friendly win comes after Hearts won their Premier Sports Cup group with four four-goal victories that have fans full of optimism as they prepare to start their Premiership campaign next weekend."Three goals today - not quite the four we've been used to - but still a very good day's work against quality opposition," Gordon added."Really pleasing for us to build that confidence going into next week against Aberdeen but also for the fans to get excited and to some of the new players and see what they can bring to the team as well."
