Portuguese media The Globe reported the latest progress in Yorke's transfer to Arsenal, and for now, the transfer is almost broken.
A source within Arsenal who is well versed in the details of the negotiations revealed to the Gallery that the breakdown of the deal is almost inevitable, and the Portuguese sports management's insistence on the transfer fee of the Swedish international is also uncompromising and refuses to reduce a penny at all.
It is reported that Arsenal director Berta arrived in Lisbon last Friday. The two sides had fierce negotiations last weekend. Arsenal once expressed his willingness to raise the offer, and then Belta returned to London on Monday.
After Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Arsenal did not contact Portugal Sports to continue to advance the transfer negotiations of Jekelez. This Thursday, Arsenal is considering withdrawing from the negotiations completely.
Portugal Sports insisted on asking for a price of 80 million euros, while Berta's offer of 65 million euros fixed + 15 million euros floating (5 million easily reached) failed to meet the requirements of Portugal. Portugal hopes that the fixed transfer fee will be increased to 70 million euros, and the floating transfer fee will be 10 million, and is unwilling to give in a penny.