The north London giants have been monitoring the Sweden international for the last few months, but they are yet to make a formal move.

Romano now reports that Arsenal are admirers of the former Brighton man, but they are unwilling to meet the demands of Sporting.

The Portuguese champions want the striker's €100m release clause to be paid in full which seems impossible for the London giants.

Arsenal prefer to pay something around €80m for the striker and that would also depend on Sporting accepting a long-term payment plan.

With Sporting reluctant to change their transfer stance, Arsenal could turn their attention to bolstering other positions this summer.

Instead of landing a new striker, the focus could be on pursuing a marquee winger to provide support and competition to Bukayo Saka .

The Gunners have not given up on landing Nico Williams from Athletic Bilbao despite his ambition to join La Liga giants Barcelona.

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