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Yorke joins Arsenal! After the training, the salary cut, and the breakup with his girlfriend, his dream finally came true!

11:32am, 24 July 2025【Football】

Romano's iconic "Here we go" announced that Arsenal has successfully signed 27-year-old Portuguese sports forward Yorke, with a total transfer price of 73.5 million euros, including a fixed transfer fee of 63.5 million euros and a floating clause of 10 million euros. Yorke will sign a five-year contract with Arsenal.

In order to be able to join Arsenal, Yorke sacrificed a lot! He voluntarily gave up his future salary of up to €2 million. He also convinced his agent to give up the commission. Usually, player transfer agents can earn a considerable income, and this time, Yorke's agent gave up the commission, which directly saved a lot of expenses for the transfer and created conditions for Arsenal to increase the transfer fee quotation. In

, Yorke also made a difficult choice in emotional life. He chose to break up with his girlfriend because his girlfriend wanted to stay in Portugal, and he yearned for the Premier League and wanted to shine on the Arsenal stage. This decision seems ruthless, but in fact it is the emotional price he paid for his career in football and to pursue higher dreams.

Not only that, Yorke also took extreme measures - refusing to return to the team to participate in the training camp. Since mid-July, he has closed his home and refused the team doctor's physical examination, showing his determination to leave the team with practical actions. He even responded to Portuguese with "gym bicycle training", which caused Portuguese to lose about 200,000 euros in business activity revenue per day.

The transfer negotiation process between Arsenal and Portugal Sports is also full of twists and turns. The differences between the two sides mainly focus on the achievability of floating clauses. Portuguese requires a floating bonus of 10 million euros to include hard indicators such as "Champions League qualification" and "top four in the league", and must be triggered within two years; while Arsenal advocates linking the floating 7.5 million euros to the player's personal data (such as 20 appearances and 15+ goals) and extending the payment cycle to the entire contract period.

The Swedish god front has flew to London for a medical examination. On July 23 local time, he will complete his debut ceremony at Emirates Stadium. This three-month transfer tug-of-war finally wrote an inspirational chapter of modern football with the players' steel will and the club's strategic patience. Let us look forward to Yorke's wonderful performance at Arsenal.