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Viktor Gyokeres' agent waives fee for brokering deal between Arsenal and Sporting Lisbon
Arsenal's long search for a centre-forward is almost over, with the club on the brink an agreement with Sporting CP to sign Viktor Gyokeres. The two clubs are finalising a transfer that is expected to be worth an initial £55 million, with a further £8.5 million in potential add-ons. The breakthrough has come after the striker's agent agreed to waive his cut of the deal, which is thought to be about £6 million. On Sunday night, the clubs were working on the final terms of the add-ons. It emerged last week that Arsenal were prioritising a move for Gyokeres ahead of other attacking targets such as RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko and Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins. Gyokeres, the former Brighton and Coventry City forward, had made it clear that he wanted to move to north London by not reporting for pre-season training over the past few days. The increasingly fractious relationship between Sporting and Gyokeres has made the deal more complicated for Andrea Berta, Arsenal's sporting director. Last month, the Sporting president said he would not bow down to 'blackmail and insults' amid claims that Gyokeres believed a gentleman's agreement had been disrespected. The Sweden international has been a sensation in Portugal, scoring 97 goals in 102 matches since moving from Coventry in the summer of 2023. A new striker was Arsenal's top priority for this transfer window after they were unable to close deals for Sesko a year ago and Watkins in January. Injuries to Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus meant that Mikel Arteta deployed midfielder Mikel Merino as a makeshift No 9 in the second half of last season. If Arsenal complete deals for Gyokeres and Chelsea winger Noni Madueke, who is set to sign for the club in the coming days, it would take their summer transfer spending to more than £170 million. Gyokeres and Madueke would join midfielders Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard as new arrivals. Arsenal have also signed goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea for £5 million.
BBC News
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Nigeria draw with Algeria as both sides progress at Wafcon
Nigeria set up a quarter-final showdown with Zambia at the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations after a 0-0 draw with Algeria secured the Super Falcons top spot in Group result in Casablanca also meant the North Africans progressed to the last eight, where they will face the second-placed finisher in Group Botswana came from behind to beat Tunisia 2-1 and boost their chances of going through as one of the two best-ranked third-placed Khanchouch's 12th-minute effort put the Carthage Eagles ahead before Lesego Radiakanyo equalised midway through the second teams would have been eliminated by a 1-1 draw and it was Botswana who grabbed a dramatic winner in the sixth minute of stoppage time through Gaonyadiwe results mean defending champions South Africa and Mali are both assured of a place in the quarter-finals before Group C culminates on Monday (19:00 GMT).Banyana Banyana face the West Africans in Oujda, while Ghana take on Tanzania in Berkane with both of those sides needing to win to progress.
The Guardian
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- The Guardian
West Ham eye move for Liverpool's Elliott and close on Slavia Prague's Diouf
West Ham are looking to ramp up their summer rebuild with an ambitious move for Liverpool's Harvey Elliott. The London club are close to completing the signing of the Slavia Prague left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf and want to make further additions after boosting their budget with the £54.5m sale of Mohammed Kudus to Tottenham. Kudus's departure leaves room for West Ham to bring in an attacking midfielder and they have identified Elliott as a key target. The 22-year-old starred for England Under-21s during their triumphant European Championship campaign last month, scoring five goals in six games, and has suggested that he may consider his future at Liverpool because of his lack of regular starts. West Ham are yet to submit a bid for Elliott and it remains to be seen how much Liverpool would want for the former Fulham player. Preparations for a move are being conducted, though, and there is optimism at West Ham that a deal will be possible. RB Leipzig have also been credited with an interest in Elliott, who can play in a range of positions across the front line. Liverpool may regard this as the right time to cash in on the player but there are obvious sensitivities around their transfer plans following the death of Diogo Jota. Potter, who was hired in January, is looking to freshen up his squad. West Ham's manager wants young, hungry, dynamic players and is also focusing on lifting the atmosphere in the dressing room. Kyle Macaulay is heading up the club's recruitment after joining from Chelsea and is looking to be creative with his signings. Elliott, who can play wide and in the middle, joined Liverpool in 2019 and has found it difficult to establish himself as a regular starter despite offering flashes of quality. Only two of his 18 appearances in the league last season were starts. Arne Slot has plenty of options in attack and has been unable to find an obvious spot for him. West Ham's current options on the flanks include Jarrod Bowen, Luis Guilherme and Crysencio Summerville, who is recovering from a hamstring injury. West Ham, who are also considering the Liverpool midfielder Tyler Morton, will also look further afield for signings. They opened talks with Slavia over Diouf last month and negotiations over a deal worth £22m plus £5m in add-ons are almost complete. Diouf, who can play as a left-back or a left wing-back, impressed for Senegal in their victory over England last month. The move for the 20-year-old will raise doubts over the future of Emerson Palmieri. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion Potter is toying with the idea of using a 3-4-2-1 system, heightening the need for him to have defenders who can function as wing-backs. West Ham already have Aaron Wan-Bissaka on the opposite flank. West Ham had to sell to buy but are pushing on with their plans after losing Kudus. They will also look to bring in a goalkeeper, a left centre-back, two central midfielders and a striker. They are keen to make further sales and are open to offers for Nayef Aguerd, Edson Álvarez, Guido Rodríguez and Niclas Füllkrug.
