{"id":233438,"date":"2025-07-31T02:45:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abianewscentral.com.ng\/new-gunner-gyokeres-could-debut-in-arsenals-game-vs-tottenham\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T02:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T02:45:04","slug":"new-gunner-gyokeres-could-debut-in-arsenals-game-vs-tottenham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/new-gunner-gyokeres-could-debut-in-arsenals-game-vs-tottenham\/","title":{"rendered":"New Gunner Gyokeres Could Debut In Arsenal\u2019s Game Vs Tottenham\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New Gunner Gyokeres Could Debut In Arsenal\u2019s Game Vs Tottenham\u00a0<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Viktor Gyokeres could make his Arsenal debut in the cauldron of a north London derby this week in front of 50,000 Hong Kong fans, manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The $67 million Swedish striker came through an open training session at Kai Tak stadium, where Arsenal will take on Tottenham on Thursday in the bitter rivals\u2019 first clash outside of the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Gyokeres joined up with Arsenal on their Asia tour only three days ago, after signing from Sporting Lisbon, but will get some time on the pitch if the club medical team thinks he is ready, said Arteta.<\/p>\n<p>He is playing fitness catch-up with his new teammates, though, who came through pre-season friendlies in Singapore last week against AC Milan and Newcastle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, I understand he\u2019s only done today\u2019s session and yesterday, very little,\u201d Arteta told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to assess tonight how he is, if the medical staff are happy as well with his condition to participate tomorrow night, it\u2019s a possibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the rest of the squad, everybody is OK.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_947040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-947040\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-947040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B36KE__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B36KE__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B36KE__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B36KE__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B36KE__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-947040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arsenal forward Viktor Gyokeres takes part in a training session at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong on July 30, 2025, ahead of a friendly exhibition football match against Tottenham Hotspur, which will be played on July 31. (Photo by Peter PARKS \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old Gyokeres fired Sporting to the Portuguese championship last season with 39 goals and made global headlines when he netted a Champions League hat-trick against Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>The striker, who has chosen to wear the number 14 shirt made famous by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, scored a remarkable 97 goals in 102 matches for the Portuguese side.<\/p>\n<p>He has joined Arsenal on a five-year deal, which could cost the north London club up to $89 million with performance-related add-ons.<\/p>\n<p>His arrival took Arsenal\u2019s close-season spending to around $267 million.<\/p>\n<p>They have also signed defender Cristhian Mosquera, midfielder Martin Zubimendi, goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, midfielder Christian Norgaard and forward Noni Madueke.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta was clearly pleased at the business the club has carried out in the transfer window so far, as he seeks to be the first Arsenal manager to win the Premier League since Arsene Wenger in the 2003\/04 season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am extremely happy with the way that we have approached the window and how aggressive we\u2019ve been,\u201d said Arteta, who has finished runner-up in the Premier League for the past three seasons.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_947041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-947041\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-947041\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B27CR__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B27CR__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B27CR__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B27CR__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal.jpg 1200w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B27CR__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-1024x683.jpg\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-947041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B27CR__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B27CR__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B27CR__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B27CR__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/AFP__20250730__68B27CR__v1__MidRes__FblHkgEngPrTottenhamArsenal.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-947041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard (L) and forward Bukayo Saka take part in a training session at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong on July 30, 2025, ahead of a friendly exhibition football match against Tottenham Hotspur which will be played on July 31. (Photo by Peter PARKS \/ AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard\u00a0said he was excited to play with his fellow Scandinavian, Gyokeres, calling him \u201ca very complete\u201d player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think you\u2019ve all seen what he\u2019s done in his career so far, especially the last season at Sporting, and the numbers speak for themselves,\u201d Norwegian international Odegaard said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, he\u2019s physical, strong, fast, good finisher and intelligent as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I think he\u2019s a very complete striker,\u201d said Odegaard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally excited to have him with the team. And he\u2019s only trained a few times, but you can already see the quality and the energy and the willingness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>AFP<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>ARSENAL,EPL,Sporting Lisbon,Viktor Gyokeres<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.channelstv.com\/2025\/07\/30\/new-gunner-gyokeres-could-debut-in-arsenals-game-vs-tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Gunner Gyokeres Could Debut In Arsenal\u2019s Game Vs Tottenham\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Viktor Gyokeres could make his Arsenal debut in the cauldron of a north London derby this week in front of 50,000 Hong Kong fans, manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday. The $67 million Swedish striker came through an open training session at Kai [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":233439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[443,254,1114,961],"class_list":["post-233438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-arsenal","tag-epl","tag-sporting-lisbon","tag-viktor-gyokeres"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}