On Sunday, multiple major Portuguese outlets claimed that Manchester United were going to try and hijack Arsenal’s stalling deal for Gyökeres. The Red Devils were even described as “quite close” to striking an agreement with Sporting CP, who have thus far failed to find common ground with the Gunners.

Now, Gabriel Magalhaes has shared his thoughts on Viktor Gyokeres, as the Swede gets closer to becoming a teammate of the Brazilian at Arsenal. The Arsenal No.6 has now told The Athletic: “For sure, when we played against him, it was a big challenge for us.