Viktor Gyokeres has been ridiculed by one of his Sweden team-mates, who called him "chubby." The Arsenal striker has a new nickname on international duty and he is supposedly not a big fan of it.

The Gunners may be flying this season, but Gyokeres is yet to find his wings. After scoring 21 goals in all competitions last term, the Swede has only managed two so far this time around. He hasn't scored in the Premier League yet and has played just 614 minutes in all competitions, starting only six matches.

But when he embarks on international duty, Gyokeres has been firing on all cylinders. Since June, he has scored five goals and provided two assists in eight competitive games for Sweden. He's bagged a goal in all four of his country's Nations League group matches in September and October and is on a seven-game scoring streak in the competition.

Sweden face Bosnia and Herzegovina and Poland during this international break and Gyokeres has jetted off to join his fellow countrymen. But one in particular has taken a playful poke at the Arsenal striker whilst crafting a brand new nickname that Gyokeres does not like.

Eric Smith, a Swedish defender who plays for FC St. Pauli in Germany and is an international team-mate of Gyokeres, was asked on Wednesday who he thinks will win the Ballon d'Or next year.

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His response? "Bulten." Those speaking with Smith were taken aback and confused by his reply. The word "bulten" translates to "The Bolt" in English. Smith then elaborated.

He shared that this was his new nickname for Gyokeres and said: "I call him Bulten. I think it fits well and it's starting to catch on with the others now."

When questioned about why he has started calling Gyokeres this, Smith stated: "He is chubby." It was then revealed that the striker is not that into the moniker: "He doesn't like it."

Another team-mate, goalkeeper Viktor Johansson, was also asked about the nickname and he said: "It's very funny. That's what you think Bulten should look like."

Swedish publication Fotbollskanalen then spoke to Gyokeres about the name Smith has coined for him. He said: "It's something crazy that they've come up with in recent days.

"You'll have to check with him. I don't really know where he got it from. But he gets into things sometimes and you have to take it with a pinch of salt."

Gyokeres evidently doesn't mind being the brunt of the joke, despite his team-mate saying he wasn't best pleased. He'll look to do his talking on the pitch in a top-of-the-table Group B4 showdown against Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday. Graham Potter's Sweden end the break against Poland on November 17.