{"id":787,"date":"2026-04-25T17:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=787"},"modified":"2026-04-25T17:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T17:47:58","slug":"e100m-man-utd-twist-as-arsenal-chase-viktor-gyokeres-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=787","title":{"rendered":"\u20ac100m Man Utd twist as Arsenal chase Viktor Gyokeres upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>                                            Updated: 24 Apr 2026 18:08 BST                                                                                            <span class=\"article-publish-date__separator\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                5 min read                                                                                    <\/p>\n<figure class=\"large-img\">\n                                                <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/35442cbd-7dca-46d8-fd44-8c1f721a4200\/w=1200,h=675,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/35442cbd-7dca-46d8-fd44-8c1f721a4200\/w=640,h=360,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"Viktor Gyokeres, Arsenal, 2025\/26\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/35442cbd-7dca-46d8-fd44-8c1f721a4200\/w=1200,h=675,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO <\/figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<figure class=\"author-thumb\">\n                                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"not_specified\" class=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" alt=\"Tom Weber\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/footballcritic\/tticnnxhimovyjvdrvt8\/w=112,h=112,quality=75,fit=cover,format=auto\"\/>                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Friday delivered some massive transfer news as Man Utd made a surprising decision on a key target.<\/p>\n<p><center class=\"p-1 light-grey-bg\">Article continues under the video<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>Plus, Arsenal identified a potential upgrade for Viktor Gyokeres and Chelsea received a hugely encouraging update on one of their coaching targets. There&#8217;s plenty to cover, so let&#8217;s jump right in.<\/p>\n<h2>  Man Utd take Diomande gamble <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/763796ff-8aa0-4c3a-0a46-652dc8d85600\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/763796ff-8aa0-4c3a-0a46-652dc8d85600\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Yan Diomande\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/763796ff-8aa0-4c3a-0a46-652dc8d85600\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Jan Diomande<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Man Utd are running the risk of missing out on RB Leipzig wonderkid Yan Diomande to Liverpool by prioritising midfield signings.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Arsenal scout Tresoldi <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6c81564e-e54d-49d7-8d98-0da15cbce600\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6c81564e-e54d-49d7-8d98-0da15cbce600\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Nicolo Tresoldi\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6c81564e-e54d-49d7-8d98-0da15cbce600\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Nicolo Tresoldi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arsenal have been scouting Club Brugge forward Nicolo Tresoldi as they look for a more reliable striker than Viktor Gyokeres.<\/p>\n<p><b><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Fabregas to Chelsea? <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/418a8725-e0dd-4511-09c5-39e056c5c100\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/418a8725-e0dd-4511-09c5-39e056c5c100\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Cesc Fabregas\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/418a8725-e0dd-4511-09c5-39e056c5c100\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Cesc Fabregas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Como&#8217;s president has revealed that he wouldn&#8217;t stand in Cesc Fabregas&#8217; way if he were to express a desire to take the Chelsea job.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Livramento setback <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/4348397a-b9af-4dc9-3fc5-32982415e500\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/4348397a-b9af-4dc9-3fc5-32982415e500\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Tino Livramento\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/4348397a-b9af-4dc9-3fc5-32982415e500\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Tino Livramento<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Newcastle full-back Tino Livramento has suffered yet another injury. Is it time for Arsenal to abandon their pursuit of the England star?<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  PSG in talks with Fernandes <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/b5b3c399-9000-4dcc-26a7-1a2c7d084400\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/b5b3c399-9000-4dcc-26a7-1a2c7d084400\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Matthew Fernandes\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/b5b3c399-9000-4dcc-26a7-1a2c7d084400\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Mateus Fernandes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>PSG have held talks with Man Utd target Mateus Fernandes, but should he really move to France?<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Mastantuono is&#8230;West Ham? <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/fffb8652-eb9a-42bd-2f87-7dfb6e79ce00\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/fffb8652-eb9a-42bd-2f87-7dfb6e79ce00\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Franco Mastantuono\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/fffb8652-eb9a-42bd-2f87-7dfb6e79ce00\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Franco Mastantuono<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Real Madrid want to loan Franco Mastantuono out this summer, and West Ham are his ideal destination.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Lampard responds to Chelsea rumours <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/19b87942-7f7b-4ca3-8179-87d6fac70b00\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/19b87942-7f7b-4ca3-8179-87d6fac70b00\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Frank Lamaprd\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/19b87942-7f7b-4ca3-8179-87d6fac70b00\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Frank Lamaprd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Coventry boss Frank Lampard has broken his silence on the rumours linking him with another Chelsea return.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Guardiola interested in Italy job <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6388584a-0dc6-4840-8aab-6fa8a2a35400\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6388584a-0dc6-4840-8aab-6fa8a2a35400\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Pep Guardiola\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/6388584a-0dc6-4840-8aab-6fa8a2a35400\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Pep Guardiola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Man City manager Pep Guardiola is &#8220;attracted&#8221; by the possibility of managing Italy.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Van de Ven battle <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/a3ab9b7c-754b-41ca-8390-faeccab87e00\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/a3ab9b7c-754b-41ca-8390-faeccab87e00\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Micky van de Ven\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/a3ab9b7c-754b-41ca-8390-faeccab87e00\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Micky van de Ven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Liverpool and Man Utd are locked in a \u20ac90m battle for Tottenham star Micky van de Ven.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  Celtic must cash in <\/h2>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 p-0 d-flex image-container\">\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/e4109e26-804a-4559-b189-2cd56ddf7000\/w=1200,h=674,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/e4109e26-804a-4559-b189-2cd56ddf7000\/w=640,h=359,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image-size=\"retina\" class=\"lazyload\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Arne Engels\" src=\"https:\/\/static.footballtransfers.com\/images\/cf\/image\/upload\/e4109e26-804a-4559-b189-2cd56ddf7000\/w=750,h=422,quality=95,fit=cover,format=auto,q=95\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption>\u00a9 IMAGO &#8211; Arne Engels<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Celtic have been urged to cash in on Arne Engels this summer.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>  The FootballTransfers app <\/h2>\n<p>Check out FootballTransfers&#8217; new app for all of football&#8217;s big storylines, transfer rumours and exclusive news in one convenient place directly on your mobile device.<\/p>\n<p>The FootballTransfers app is available on Google Play and in the Apple App Store. Download here:<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2022Google Play<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u2022App Store<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated: 24 Apr 2026 18:08 BST | 5 min read \u00a9 IMAGO Friday delivered some&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}