William Saliba fires Viktor Gyokeres warning to Arsenal’s rivals – ‘It’s scary’

Arsenal’s long search for a striker is finally over with Viktor Gyokeres now in the building and William Saliba reckons his new team-mate will terrorise Premier League defences

William Saliba has warned Premier League defences that Arsenal’s new £63million man Viktor Gyokeres is scary.

The Swedish striker finally joined up with his new teammates in Singapore on Sunday night after completing a big money move from Sporting Lisbon. He was unveiled to fans before Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Newcastle United in their final game of the Singapore leg of their pre-season tour.

Saliba, one of the world’s most highly rated defenders, knows exactly what Arsenal are getting.

He faced Gyokeres last season in Europe and admitted he is relieved the forward is now on his side.

Saliba said: “We know how good he is, it’s scary to play against him.

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“Of course, I’m so happy to have him in my club, and I’m sure that he will help us to win games and win trophies.”

He continued: “Why scary? Because when you face a striker who scores goals, you have to be focused! But now he’s in our team and he will score for us, so that’s good.”

Arsenal now head to Hong Kong to face rivals Tottenham on Thursday after wins over AC Milan and Newcastle.

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Saliba added: “There are a lot of positive things. We played two games; we won two games. There are also a lot of things to improve, but of course we have to keep going like that.

“We have three games left before the Premier League, so we have to keep going and keep winning games.”