Viktor Gyokeres has confirmed it was an easy choice to join Arsenal despite failed late interest from Manchester United. Gyokeres has joined the Gunners on a deal worth around £64million as Mikel Arteta finally lands the the out-and-out striker his squad has sorely lacked during a five-year trophy drought.

Arsenal are already feeling the impact of Viktor Gyökeres before the striker has even kicked a ball for the club, with shirts sales bearing his name hitting record territory. After weeks of negotiating and Gyökeres’s best efforts to force his way out of Sporting CP—which led to him being fined for skipping training without permission—the Sweden international finally became an Arsenal player in a £63.