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ARSENAL signed Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon for an initial fee of £54.8million rising to £63.5m.
But at the end of this season, the Gunners could already have handed over an extra £3.5m in add-ons, meaning they will have so far paid paid £58.3m for the forward.
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Arsenal are close to coughing up a further €500,000 (£436,000) as it relates to the number of goals and assists Gyokeres scores for Arsenal.
Sporting are due €500,000 (£436,000) every time the striker hits 20 goals and assists combined.
Gyokeres currently has 15 goals and two assists, meaning Arsenal are not far off having to pay out.
Sporting will be due another €500,000 (£436,000) if Gyokeres chips in with another 20 goals and assists combined.
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But that will be the final payout related to that add-on because it is capped at €1m (£873,000).
Sporting have already had their bank balance boosted by Arsenal this season after Gyokeres made 20 appearances of 45 minutes or more.
That led to the Gunners paying €1.25m (£1.1m), with the total payout for that add-on capped at €5m (£4.4m).
Gyokeres needs to make 80 appearances of 45 minutes or more for Arsenal to pay the full amount.
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The former Brighton and Coventry forward has so far made 30 appearances of 45 minutes or more, so needs to feature in another 10 games for the next pay-out.
Arsenal have at least 14 games left – 10 in the Premier League, one in the FA Cup, the Carabao Cup final and two Champions League ties – so that amount could be reached this term.
The final add-on of the Gyokeres deal relates to Arsenal qualifying for the Champions League.
Each time the Gunners qualify, Sporting will bank €1m (£874,000), but that is capped at €4m (£3.5m).
This is why at the end of the season, Arsenal could have so far paid £58.3m.
But if Gyokeres keeps playing – and scoring – they will be happy to hand over the cash.
PREMIER LEAGUE clubs usually travel all over the world for pre-season tours, but Arsenal will stay closer to home this summer.
The Gunners are finalising their pre-season plans but are expected to stay in Europe.
Arsenal went to Asia last year and have previously travelled to the USA as well.
But the World Cup being in the States – and the fact it runs until mid July – means Mikel Arteta’s side will keep travel to a minimum.
Arsenal are looking at playing two friendlies in Europe – with Dublin one city being considered.
The Gunners have played in Dublin before, taking on Chelsea in a friendly at the Aviva Stadium eight years ago.
Arsenal are expected to have much of their squad away at the World Cup, which has also impacted their decision to look at a smaller pre-season tour.
Players will be due a break after the World Cup and may not return to training until August.
The Premier League is due to start a week later next season on August 22.
This allows for 89 clear days from the end of the current season and 33 days from the World Cup final.
A TEENAGE Arsenal fan enjoyed a dream North London Derby after Bukayo Saka gifted him his boots.
Orlando Alexander, 13, was in the away end at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the Gunners’ thumping 4-1 win.
Orlando was there with his dad, David, who surprised him with tickets on the day of the game.
The pair are season ticket holders at the Emirates – but this was Orlando’s first time being with the away fans.
It was a dream afternoon for the youngster, whom Saka picked out at the end of the match before handing him his boots.
Orlando – who is a winger himself for Ware Youth FC Under-14s – now has the boots in his bedroom where they have pride of place.
Orlando told SunSport: “When I got given the boots, it was the best feeling ever.
“I’m an aspiring player myself and looking at them in my room is a real inspiration. Maybe it’s a sign!
“So many people at my school and even my teachers saw me on Sky and have been celebrating with me.
“What I love most about Bukayo Saka is that as well as being a great player, he is a really nice person and he’s been such a role model for me.
“I hope he pushes on and helps Arsenal win the title this season!”
YOU can take the player out of Hale End – but you cannot take Hale End out of the players.
That seems to be the case for Alex Iwobi and Emile Smith Rowe, who celebrated Arsenal’s win over Spurs while on the bus back from Fulham’s victory at Sunderland.
The pair were watching the North London Derby on the coach home and clips of it have gone viral on social media.
Fulham defender Ryan Sessegnon, who played for Tottenham, gets plenty of stick from Iwobi and Smith Rowe.
And Smith Rowe even celebrated Gyokeres scoring by mimicking the Swedish striker’s famous mask celebration.
ARTETA has been handed a squad boost for the title run-in after it was made official that no Arsenal player can be suspended for accumulation of yellow cards in the Premier League.
Players who accumulate 10 yellow cards in Prem matches up to and including their side’s 32nd fixture will serve a two-match suspension in the competition.
But with no Arsenal player currently amassing more than five yellow cards this term, and there being only four games left until that 32nd fixture, Arsenal will avoid any suspensions for yellow card accumulation.
The Gunners are also yet to receive a red card in the Premier this season and will be hoping to become just the third team in history to win the title without having anyone sent off.
Only Manchester United (1992-93) and Chelsea (2004-05 and 2016-17) have completed that feat before.
It’s a stark change for Arteta’s side, who had previously gained a reputation for a poor disciplinary record during the Spaniard’s first few years in charge at the Emirates.
JAMES ELLIS leaving his post as Arsenal technical director after just a few months in that job is a surprise.
He had only been promoted seven months ago, with the intention that he would provide support to new sporting director Andrea Berta.
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In fact, he was doing a lot of work for Berta behind the scenes in terms of the academy, dealing with parents and sorting out contracts like Max Dowman’s plus a number of highly-rated youngsters who have joined the club.
Ellis, understood to be a strong character, had very clear plans of the direction he wanted to take the academy during the 2026-27 season and that did not seem to align with those above him.
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