Arsenal are still trying to get a blockbuster deal for Viktor Gyokeres over the line and remain locked in talks with Sporting Lisbon over a transfer fee for the striker

“Dear Chelsea Football Club, I want to thank you for the Last 3 or so years. To every staff member that helped me along this journey, thank you,” he wrote.

He is thus leaving the west of the English capital, heading to one of the big London rivals of the Blues: Arsenal, where he will be a serious competitor to Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.