Arsenal Signs Swedish Striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon
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Summary
Arsenal has signed Swedish striker Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon. The 26-year-old returns to England after two highly successful seasons in Portugal where he scored 97 goals in 102 matches with 26 assists, helping Sporting win two league titles. Last season alone, he scored 54 goals in 52 games, including in the Portuguese Cup final and six Champions League goals with a hat-trick against Manchester City. Gyokeres says he decided to join Arsenal after the Gunners thrashed his Sporting side in last season's Champions League.
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Gyokeres returns to England on the back of a season in which he scored 54 goals in 52 games, including in the final of the Portuguese Cup as Sporting defeated Benfica 3-1.
The Swede also scored six times in the Champions League last season - including a hat-trick against Manchester City.
Viktor Gyokeres says he decided to sign for Arsenal after the Gunners thrashed his Sporting side in last season's Champions League.
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