Arsenal transfer news: Fresh Nico Williams blow suffered as Gyokeres meeting set

Nico Williams and Viktor Gyokeres are two of Arsenal's top targets for the summer transfer window, though their moves for the duo are dragging on in a frustrating manner

Arsenal's busy summer transfer window has hit somewhat of a stumbling blow. The Gunners had been hoping to move quickly in a bid to give Mikel Arteta the perfect springboard to finally secure the Premier League title.

It has been 21 years since the London side last won the English top-flight and they have finished as runners-up three years in succession. At the top of their list is bolstering their attacking options.

Viktor Gyokeres is one name on their shopping list, though Sporting Lisbon are proving less than keen to sell. Relations between Gyokeres and the Portuguese champions have broken down.

His agent is set to fly out to London for talks with Arsenal chiefs, as they prepare a move for him. It is not all positive news though, with another top target in Nico Williams looking increasingly unlikely to be at the Emirates next season.

His club, Athletic Bilbao, are desperate to keep hold of the Euro 2024 winner and are now looking at handing him a new contract. Here, Mirror Football rounds up all the latest Arsenal transfer news.

Bilbao make Williams move

Athletic Bilbao are looking to hand Nico Williams a new contract, in a blow to Arsenal's hopes of signing him. The Gunners had made the winger one of their top targets for this summer's window.

While he has a £50m buyout clause in his contract, AS now claim that Bilbao are seeking to hand him a new deal. It is said that the La Liga side have been negotiating with Williams' representatives 'for weeks'.

His current contract expires in the summer of 2027, with Bilbao hoping a bumper new deal may mean they can keep hold of him. The club are also looking to raise the buyout clause, though that is being resisted by the player's camp.

Gunners sent warning

Eintracht Frankfurt sporting director Markus Krosche has insisted the German side don't need to sell Hugo Ekitike amid interest from Arsenal. Ekitike scored 22 goals and notched 12 assists Frankfurt this season.

The 22-year-old only joined Frankfurt from Paris Saint-Germain last summer, and still has four years left on his contract. Frankfurt value him at around £85m, with Krosche insisting they will not consider offers below that.

He told Wiesbadener Kurier: “If the price isn’t right, then he’ll simply stay with us. We don’t have to sell Hugo.”

Gyokeres meeting set

Viktor Gyokeres' agent is set to fly out for talks with Arsenal as his relations with Sporting Lisbon continue to take a downturn. Gyokeres is one of the Gunners' top targets, though a deal is proving harder to negotiate than expected.

That has cause fury from the Swedish star, who is pushing to leave the Portuguese capital. Now, CNN Portugal report that the star's agent has flown out for talks with Arsenal chiefs, with those discussions now becoming 'more formal'.

The aim of the talks is to speed up the process of the transfer, with the Gunners desperate for a new striker. No formal proposal has been sent to Sporting, but Arsenal's move is 'well advanced'.