Axel Allag, Media365, published on Wednesday November 6, 2024 at 9:16 a.m.
Author of a hat-trick against Manchester City during Sporting's 4-1 success, Viktor Gyökeres confirmed his status as a popular striker as he is the top scorer in Europe this season.
The discovery of the Champions League is going well for Viktor Gyökeres. On September 17, for his first match in the premier European competition, the 26-year-old striker scored against LOSC (2-0). Mute against PSV, he resumed his march forward at Sturm Graz during the 3rd day (0-2) but Tuesday evening, he reached a new milestone due to the caliber of the opponent, namely a Manchester City who was favorite but who bowed three times to Gyökeres (38th, 49th, 80th) and conceded his third consecutive defeat in all competitions.
He won his match in the match with Haaland
Before the meeting, questioned about a possible association between Erling Haaland – who missed a penalty unlike Gyökeres – and the Sporting center forward, Pep Guardiola assured that City had “the best striker in the world”, but that was not the case. is not seen Tuesday evening on the lawn of the José Alvalade Stadium. The Swede from Sporting, also considered a “cyborg”, did not miss anything and was able to do his famous celebration three times by mimicking the mask of Hannibal Lecter, echoed en masse by the local supporters each time. Arriving at Sporting Portugal in the summer of 2023, the center forward is quite simply the top scorer in Europe this season, with already 23 goals scored in 16 matches in all competitions.
With a release clause of 100 million euros, the striker could be transferred for a little less, between 60 and 70 million euros if a club offers this amount according to information from Sky Sport Germany. His very short-term future will not be written at Manchester United while his current coach, Ruben Amorim, has confirmed that he will not take “any Sporting player in January” in his suitcases for his future at Old Trafford for his next adventure at the head of the Red Devils which will begin on November 11. In the meantime, it is this Sunday, November 10 against Braga that Amorim and Gyökeres will cross paths for a possible last time.
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