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Darren Bent shares whether or not he thinks Arsenal should sign Viktor Gyokeres

Charles Jones

Sat 23 November 2024 18:15, UK

Arsenal have been linked with tons of strikers in recent times as they look to bolster their attack.

Indeed, Arsenal have loo🎃ked at a number of striking options.

Mikel Arteta is a big fan of Alexander Isak, while Victor Osimhen is also an Arsenal target.

Meanwhile, Ar🌠senal have recently scouted Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres, and speaking on Inside Gooners, Darren Bent has been discussing this potential signing.

Gyokeres has been on fire for Sporting this season, ꧂outperforming both Isak and Osimhen.

However, Bent isn’t sold on the striker, claiming that he’s n🐓ot been doing it consistently enough at the top level.

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Darren Bent not sold on Viktor Gyokeres to Arsenal

Bent shared his verdict on the idea of Gyokeres coming 💙to A🦋rsenal.

Bent says he’s not sure on Gyokeres because he hasn’t been doing it at an elite level for that long, claiming that he wants to see another year’s worth of consistencyꦚ.

“If you look at h🦋is Portuguese record it’s outstanding, but the fact that he’s scoring⭕ goals in the Champions League makes me think, ok. I’d like to see maybe one more year of him doing it consistently,’ Bent said.

“If he keeps doing it and scores goals this year in the Champions League and next year, maybe that is a l🍌arge enough sample size, but to go from Coventry to Sporting then to one of the biggest clubs in the world, Arsenal, I’m not sure yet.”

Premier League record signings from Portugal

Bent says he’s ﷽skeptical aဣbout Gyokeres, and he has every right to be.

Indeed, while Gyokeres has bee෴n brilliant this season, he is only playing in the Portuguese League.

Signings from Portugal can be fantastic 🍸– just look at Cr𝔉istiano Ronaldo as an example, but they can also be a bit hit and miss.

Enzo Fernandez and Darwin Nunez are the two moꦉst expensive Premier League imports from Portugal,♕ and neither player has justified their transfer fee quite yet.

Fernandez has been criticised heavily since joining Chelsea, while Nunez has been🐲 inconsistent for Liverpool.

Of course, the likes of Ruben Dias, Bruno Fernandes and ✨Luis Diaz have been hits, but, Fabio Silva and Eliaquim Mangala were bona fide failures.

Any team looꦓking to sign Gyokere🍰s needs to tread carefully, and, as Bent says, patience could be the name of the game here.