LISBON (PORTUGAL) (ITALPRESS) – “Sporting does not need to sell Gyokeres, we have now overcome that phase in which we had to sell our best players. On the other hand, we are not insensitive to Viktor’s dreams: we have a pact, we will not ask for the clause but a reasonable figure in relation to his performances in the last season”.
Frederico Varandas, president of Sporting, takes stock of the Swedish striker, making it clear that the Leoes are ready to sell him for a figure lower than the termination clause (100 million euros) but not at the sale price.
“If you ask me today, there is a high probability that he will leave. But I have seen a player like Zubimendi, who is six months younger than Viktor, go to Arsenal for 65 million. In the Premier two strikers like Matheus Cunha and Mbeumo, who in my opinion don’t have the quality of Viktor, are being negotiated for 75 million euros. We are talking about 26-year-old players. For this reason, given our requests, I believe that in the end he could leave unless he has the worst agent in the world”. Varandas does not go into details of the figures.
“I won’t say how much we’re asking for, his agent knows, but I can guarantee that he won’t leave for 60 million plus 10 – the reference to the words of the player’s agent – There are two possibilities: either those who are interested pay what Viktor is worth on the market or they don’t really want him and Viktor, who still has three years of his contract, stays here”.
However, the Swede threatens not to show up for training. “I’ve been in football for 20 years and I’ve experienced many market dramas – Varandas replies – Closing the market is the cure for all evils. Unhappy players are not a problem. If Viktor stays, it won’t be a problem for us, it will be a problem for the opponents”.
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