Arsenal are monitoring Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran as an alternative option to Viktor Gyokeres in attack ahead of the January transfer window, FootballTransfers can confirm. Gyokeres has long been a priority option for the Gunners but the €100 million price tag put on his head by Sporting CP has so far put Mikel Arteta’s side off from moving for a player who has scored 14 goals in nine games for club and country this season.

Arsenal are reportedly looking at Jhon Duran as an alternative to Viktor Gyokeres, although any move will be complicated

Gyokeres recently admitted that he has "absolutely no problem" staying at Sporting, but he refused to rule out an exit in future transfer windows. The striker has also revealed that he 'wants to play at the highest level', suggesting that a future move to the Premier League is something that he would be interested in.