Arsenal and Manchester United goal Viktor Gyökeres has stated he’ll speak about his future “when the time is correct,” hitting out at stories over an ongoing rift between him and his membership, Sporting CP.
The Sweden worldwide has turn out to be one of the vital coveted strikers in Europe after scoring 97 targets in 102 video games for Sporting CP since his arrival in July 2023 from Coventry Metropolis.
Below contract with Sporting till June 2028 with a launch clause of €100m ($115.5m), Gyökeres is anticipated to go away the Lisbon outfit this summer time.
Gyökeres, 27, wrote on Instagram: “There’s lots of speak in the intervening time, most of it’s false. I’ll communicate when the time is correct.”
Sporting CP president Frederico Varandas insisted this week his membership had not acquired any affords for Gyökeres however that they’d solely think about bids of at the very least €80m ($92m)
He added: “We knew Viktor’s dream was to go to a membership the place he might battle for the Champions League, and we have now widespread sense. We assured that we might not demand the €100m.”
Gyökeres is reportedly upset with Sporting CP, believing they’ve gone again on an settlement to permit him to maneuver for €60m plus €10m in add-ons — a lot lower than his €100m launch clause.
Varandas, in the meantime, says Gyökeres’ agent is utilizing soiled techniques in an try and power the membership to promote the participant. “The sport his agent is enjoying is barely making the state of affairs worse,” Varandas said.
“Threats, blackmail, and insults do not work with me,” he added.
Gyökeres scored 39 targets in simply 33 league video games for Sporting within the 2024-25 season as they pipped rivals Benfica to Portugal’s Primeira Liga title on the ultimate day of the marketing campaign.
Sporting additionally beat Benfica to win the Portuguese Cup. The Swede completed the season with 54 targets throughout all competitions, together with a shocking hat trick in opposition to Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League.
Gyökeres additionally completed because the Nations League prime scorer with 9 targets, one forward of Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo.