Arsenal striker Viktor Gyökeres has confessed the strength of Arsenal’s desire to sign him helped make the decision to move to the Emirates Stadium an easy one.

Viktor Gyokeres had numerous options during this transfer window, yet he chose to make the move to Arsenal. While the Gunners were relentless in their pursuit, Gyokeres’s own desire to join the club was equally decisive in bringing the transfer to fruition.

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.