Henry remains the most iconic Arsenal player to don the number 14 jersey, but since then, players like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Theo Walcott have also donned the iconic jersey for the Gunners.

Arsenal’s quest to sign Gyökeres has veered on the fringes of farcical in recent weeks. Negotiations with Sporting CP have seemingly been conducted in the public eye, with each twist and turn rapidly leaked to the press in between explosive outbursts from the Portuguese champions’ president, Frederico Varandas.

Viktor Gyokeres will ditch the No.9 shirt he wears at Sporting Lisbon when he completes his £63.7million transfer to Arsenal, where he has chosen a famous number