Viktor Gyokeres has arrived at Arsenal this summer and is set to make his Premier League debut on Sunday, but will we see his famous goal celebration?
The Sweden international has been prolific over the last two seasons with Sporting in Portugal, scoring a phenomenal 97 goals in 102 games across all competitions.
The 27-year-old understandably attracted a lot of attention thanks to those goal-scoring exploits, with big clubs across Europe and further afield interested in his signature.
It was a big coup for Arsenal to win the race for his signature, signing the Swede for €63.5million (£54.8m), plus €10m (£8.6m).
He has played in England before, having turned out for Brighton, Swansea and Coventry, but this will be his first crack at the Premier League.
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Arsenal fans have high hopes for him and will hope to be replicating his iconic goal celebration as soon as possible.
But why does the striker cover his face with his hands when he scores?
What does Viktor Gyokeres’ goal celebration mean?
When the new Arsenal man scores, he locks his fingers together and places his hands over his face.
Gyokeres posted a compilation of goals and celebrations on Instagram during his time at Sporting, which had the caption: ‘Nobody cared until I put on the mask 🎭’
The line is a slight misquote from the Batman film The Dark Knight Rises, when the villain Bane says: ‘It doesn’t matter who we are, what matters is our plan. No one cared who I was till I put on the mask.’
It’s unlikely that Gyokeres is paying a tribute to Bane because he intends to blow up a city with a massive bomb, but you simply never know.
What does seem clear is that the striker is a fan of the character portrayed by Tom Hardy in the 2012 blockbuster.
Gyokeres has been pulling out the Bane celebration for some time, with Coventry fans treated to the move during his time with the Sky Blues.
The Sweden international’s last season with Coventry saw him score 21 goals in the Championship, which earned himself a move to Sporting.
His new Arsenal teammate Myles Lewis-Skelly copyed the move when thereports of the transfer broke, showing he’s been following his career.
The Gunners youngster reacted to the news that a Gyokeres deal was imminent by putting both hands over his mouth in honour of the incoming forward.
Former Arsenal star Anders Limpar, who was something of a mentor to his fellow Swede in Gyokeres’ early years, reckons we will see plenty of the Bane celebration this season.
‘He’s such a prospect when it comes to looking after himself, no scandals, he is a hell of a player,’ Limpar told fotbolldirekt.
‘He’s a No. 9, and can sniff a goal chance. He’s going to be the perfect icing on the cake at Arsenal.
‘And I don’t have to look down on [Kai] Havertz, or [Gabriel] Jesus, but bringing in Viktor at this moment, at his best age and form.
‘He’s a goalscoring machine and with all the supply from the wings and from Odegaard, he’s going to score 25 goals.’