Viktor Gyokeres in action for Sporting Lisbon (Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images)
The Viktor Gyokeres transfer saga continues to prove a complicated one, but CaughtOffside have received new information on the situation this morning.
There have been mixed reports on whether or not Arsenal are now prioritising Gyokeres over Benjamin Sesko, and whether or not Manchester United are still in the race.
The prolific Sweden international has been superb in his time at Sporting, scoring 43 goals in 50 games in his first season at the club, and 54 in 52 games in his second season.
Those numbers are clearly too good to ignore, even if there are perhaps legitimate question-marks about whether or not the 27-year-old could score at a similar rate in the Premier League.
Viktor Gyokeres’ agents looking to get him a €75m transfer
Viktor Gyokeres celebrates a goal for Sporting against Estrela da Amadora (Photo by Gualter Fatia/Getty Images)
Sporting also clearly feel they have a truly world class talent on their hands, as sources close to the situation have informed CaughtOffside that they’ve raised his asking price to €100m.
We have also had it confirmed to us by multiple well-connected figures in the industry that…
Interested clubs will not pay €100m, and likely not anything close to that
Gyokeres and his representatives are also not happy, and hope to be able to push Sporting into accepting more like €75m
Also this is still higher than the previous asking price of €60m plus €10m in add-ons and bonuses, there are clubs asking to be kept informed on developments
The confirmed interested clubs are: Arsenal, Man United, Chelsea, Tottenham, Atletico Madrid, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, and Paris Saint-Germain
Despite Gyokeres not yet playing in one of the big five leagues, one source made it clear to us that this does not appear to have caused widespread concerns among scouts.
Viktor Gyokeres impresses with Sporting
Gyokeres may not have played in the Premier League, but…
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