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Sporting Lisbon assistant coach Tiago Teixeira has seemingly poured chilly water on the potential of Viktor Gyokeres sealing a January swap to Manchester United.
Gyokeres is presently certainly one of, if not the deadliest striker in Europe and consequently, there are a variety of golf equipment chasing his signature.
Thus far this season, he has plundered a mind-boggling 16 targets in 11 Liga Portugal appearances. Throughout all competitions, Gyokeres has notched 23 targets and 4 assists in 18 matches.
He has transferred his membership type to the worldwide stage, the place he’s equally prolific with Sweden.
On Tuesday, the 26-year-old netted 4 targets in a 6-0 rout of Azerbaijan. In doing so, Gyokeres overtook Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland to turn out to be the highest scorer within the Nations League. He went into the match vs. Azerbaijan with 5 targets to his title and now sits with 9, two forward of Haaland’s seven.
Unsurprisingly, Ruben Amorim’s appointment as United head coach from Sporting has led to elevated chatter relating to the prospect of Gyokeres following him to Outdated Trafford.
A latest report lined by The Peoples Individual claimed that Amorim desires United to reunite him with Gyokeres in the course of the winter switch window.
The talisman is protected by a launch clause price £83million though it’s believed he might be allowed to depart Estádio José Alvalade for lots lower than that.
Nonetheless, in keeping with Teixeira [via Metro], Sporting are in no rush to half methods with Gyokeres regardless of the excessive demand for his providers. He hinted that the membership are assured of maintaining the participant past January.
When requested a few potential exit for Gyokeres in January, Teixeira replied, “We’re ready to welcome him at this time to coach for the primary time and we’re very pleased to have him right here.”
“He’s additionally very pleased with the season he’s having representing Sporting and his nationwide group.”
“He’s very pleased to be right here. What we wish is to have him for so long as potential.”
The opposite groups talked about to be in for Gyokeres are Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
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