However, as things currently stand, he is still a Sporting player and a transfer saga has threatened to turn ugly after the club’s president Frederico Varandas rejected reports that Gyokeres had an agreement allowing him to leave for €60m (£51m) plus €10m (£8.6m).

According to The Telegraph, Chelsea are looking for a fee in excess of £50m. Reports earlier suggested that we might take £40m, but this latest story makes it pretty clear that we (probably) would not.

Chelsea are expected to field offers of more than £50m for Noni Madueke, but it’s unclear if Arsenal are prepared to do a deal at that price according to The Telegraph.Madueke is facing an