A remarkable development arriving from England on Saturday afternoon. TeamTalk report that Viktor Gyökeres is actively pushing for a January departure from Arsenal — and Calciomercato.com confirms that both Juventus and Milan are among the clubs monitoring the situation, with the rossoneri already having held preliminary conversations about the feasibility of the operation.
Why Gyökeres Wants Out — Two Specific Reasons
The Swedish striker’s frustration is shaped by two distinct but related pressures. The first is immediate: despite featuring in both Arsenal’s Champions League matches from the start, he has not once begun a Premier League fixture since joining from Sporting CP. The gap between his Champions League status and his domestic status at Arsenal has created a situation the player finds untenable. He wants to play regularly. He is not getting that at the Emirates.
The second factor is structural and arguably more alarming from Arsenal’s perspective: the Julian Álvarez file has not been closed. The Argentine’s situation at Atletico Madrid — where Jonathan David is on loan from Juventus and scoring prolifically — may create movement, and Arsenal’s continued interest in Álvarez signals to Gyökeres that even his Champions League starting place could be under pressure in the medium term. With the academy of evidence pointing towards his own marginalisation deepening rather than resolving, the conclusion the striker and his agents have reached is clear: January is the moment to move.
The Destinations — Atletico Madrid, Premier League Clubs, Bundesliga, and Italy
Atletico Madrid remain a live option. TeamTalk notes that the Spanish club discussed a move for Gyökeres as far back as last summer, and a development in the Álvarez situation — particularly if the Argentine were to leave — could create the space for those conversations to be renewed between the two clubs. That specific mechanism would involve Arsenal receiving Álvarez and releasing Gyökeres.
In Italy, the picture as of this afternoon: Juventus are described as spettatori — observers, not yet active participants — while Milan have already taken the first concrete steps, holding initial discussions in recent weeks to study the financial profile and operational feasibility of a January deal. The price of entry: Gyökeres’ valuation begins at €50-55 million, a figure that makes the operation genuinely complex for both Italian clubs given their respective financial constraints. Juventus’s UEFA Settlement Agreement and capital increase process, and Milan’s own cost management under RedBird, both create headroom concerns that the club’s hierarchies will need to navigate carefully.
The Juventus Dimension — A January Need Meets a Market Opening
The timing is not coincidental from Juventus’s perspective. The club has already committed publicly — through Giovanni Carnevali’s statements and the Calciomercato.com reporting from earlier this week — to delivering Spalletti a genuine number nine in January. Gyökeres at 27 represents almost exactly the profile the manager has repeatedly said he needs: a pure centre-forward, aggressive in the box, aerial quality, the capacity to function as the dominant focal point of a two-striker system. The €50-55m figure and the financial ceiling under the Settlement Agreement make a January move for a player of this price level difficult but not structurally impossible — particularly if a Koopmeiners sale frees up relevant budget. For now: observing. But the interest is real, and the January window is approaching.
