It was at that point that the entire saga took a turn. Sporting CP president Frederico Varandas accused Gyökeres’s agent of “blackmail” and rejected the existence of an agreement which would see the striker sold for well below his €100 million (£85.1 million, $115.4 million) release clause.

Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres scored 54 goals in 52 games for the Portuguese club in 2024-25 and they want big money to part ways with the Swedish hitman this summer - although he and his ag

Arsenal and Manchester United have both been linked with a move for Sporting's former Coventry City striker Viktor Gyokeres