‘He’ll end up’: Roy Keane predicts how many goals Viktor Gyokeres could score for Arsenal this season
Manchester United legend Roy Keane has predicted how many goals Viktor Gyokeres could score during his debut campaign at Arsenal.
The Sweden international joined the Gunners from Sporting CP after a lengthy transfer saga.
He had a nervous debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford, but came into his own versus Leeds.
Gyokeres bagged his maiden Gunners goal with a trademark run and finish. He finished with a brace after calmly slotting a late penalty.
Speaking on the ‘Stick to Football‘ podcast, Keane said that Gyokeres can be erratic with his playing style, but will end up scoring a lot of goals.
He added that the Swede is an old-fashioned striker. He may not be pretty to the eye, but could end up scoring 20 goals for the campaign.
He said: “He’s not silky, is he? I think he’s one of those ones where we constantly talk about probably things he doesn’t do, but he’ll end up scoring you lots of goals.
“He’s that old-fashioned striker, the way he runs, he’s a bit. It’s not pretty to look at. But come the end of the season, I bet you’re going, listen, he’s got us 20 goals, lad.”
Gyokeres should easily score more than 20 goals
The 27-year-old had a tremendous 2024/25 campaign at Sporting CP. He registered 54 goals and 13 assists from just 52 appearances across all competitions.
No one expects him to replicate such statistics with the Gunners, considering the quality of the Premier League is much superior to the Portuguese top flight.
We still fancy him to score over 20 goals across all competitions with ease. Looking at Keane’s comments, he may have predicted Gyokeres’ tally for the league season.
Arsenal have not had a 20-goal striker in the Premier League since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted 22 goals in successive campaigns (2018/19 & 2019/2020).
Gyokeres is obviously blessed with a goalscoring instinct, and he could hit the 20-goal mark in the top-flight with the big chances Arsenal tend to create regularly.
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