Ruben Amorim given inexperienced mild to hijack Viktor Gyokeres' Arsenal switch
Arsenal and Manchester United have each been closely linked with Viktor Gyokeres, who is anticipated to depart Sporting Lisbon for a brand new problem in the summertime switch window
Viktor Gyokeres has been backed to thrive within the Premier League by Nani because the Sporting Lisbon hotshot continues to be sized up by Europe's elite for a blockbuster summer season switch. Arsenal and Manchester United are among the many groups within the Swede.
Gyokeres, 26, has been in phenomenal type since becoming a member of Sporting on a free switch from Coventry Metropolis in the summertime of 2023. And his spectacular numbers – which at the moment stands at 85 targets from 92 video games – have caught the attention elsewhere.
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Arsenal had been closely linked with Gyokeres final summer season and, as issues stand, the striker is on their finish of season wishlist. Manchester United are additionally admirers of Gyokeres – and managed by his former Sporting boss, Ruben Amorim – although Arsenal are seen as a extra seemingly vacation spot for the participant.
Nonetheless, United may very well be tempted to try to outgun their home rivals within the wake of a glowing scout report from Nani, who received 4 Premier League titles at Outdated Trafford throughout his taking part in days.
Talking on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast, Nani mentioned of Gyokeres: "He’s not taking part in the identical, he’s utilizing his qualities on the appropriate moments now, he’s not shedding vitality each time. Now, he units the ball again to the gamers who need to run with the ball. He controls the sport for the workforce.
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"He’s making targets, he’s making assists, so I feel he’s a participant who can play within the Premier League. Belief me. If he was taking part in the identical immediately as he was one 12 months in the past I might say no as a result of, within the Premier League, the defenders will eat him as a result of he simply desires to run with the ball.
"However now, he’s taking part in along with his head and he’s actually sturdy. It felt like he was a rock! Highly effective. I swear, I swear."
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It's no secret that Amorim is a giant fan of Gyokeres, who he managed throughout his profitable Sporting Lisbon tenure. And it emerged final week that the striker might be on the transfer this summer season after reaching an settlement along with his present membership that he might be offered for between £50.2m-£58.5m; a determine that’s considerably lower than the discharge clause in his contract.
His nationwide workforce head coach, Jon Dahl Tomasson, just lately claimed Gyokeres was ok to play for any workforce on this planet amid the rising curiosity in him.
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Tomasson mentioned: "Gyokeres can be unbelievable within the Premier League. He might play for any membership on this planet and he would rating lots of targets wherever. Him and [Alexander] Isak are two fairly completely different gamers, however they’re each world-class strikers."
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