Sporting say no gentleman's agreement, or offers, for Gyokeres transfer
Sporting President Frederico Varandas has shot down reports the club would accept 70 million euros ($81.05 million) for Viktor Gyokeres and said he had not received an offer for the Sweden striker who has been linked with Manchester United and Arsenal.
Gyokeres, who scored 54 goals last season, has three years left on his contract, which contains a 100 million euros release clause.
While Varandas said the club would not seek the full amount of the clause for the 27-year-old, he denied reports there was a "gentleman's agreement" that would allow him to leave for 70 million euros in the transfer window.
"I can guarantee that Viktor Gyokeres will not leave for 60 million euros plus 10 million euros because I never promised that," Varandas told reporters on Wednesday.
"To this day Sporting has not had an offer for Gyokeres — neither today nor last season."
Gyokeres has bagged 97 goals in 102 matches for the Portuguese side since his 2023 move from Coventry City, winning the Primeira Liga title in the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.
No player in European leagues had scored more league goals this season than Gyokeres (39 in 33 games).
The striker said in a post on Instagram: "There is a lot of talks at the moment, most of it is false. I will speak when the time is right."
Varandas said he had told Gyokeres' agent that while they would not demand the full release clause the club would not set a specific price that would trigger a transfer.
"I said this sentence: 'It's not worth us setting a value because I don't know what will happen in a year's time," he added.
($1 = 0.8636 euros)
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