Viktor Gyökeres. The man of the moment. The Sporting Clube de Portugal striker has been posting some absolutely mind-blowing numbers over the past year and a half, but it wasn’t until November 5, after his ‘hat-trick’ against Manchester City, that he really burst onto the scene. and that speculation regarding his possible transfer to various teams, including Barcelona, began to circulate.
Additionally, Rúben Amorim’s departure to Manchester United has opened a new escape route for the Swedish striker, who could become the biggest transfer in the Portuguese club’s history. Bruno Fernandes currently holds the record with a transfer of 65 million euros.
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Gyökeres is under contract with Sporting CP until June 2028, so he will not leave for free. His release clause stands at €100 million, although it’s not entirely clear whether any club is willing to shell out nine figures for the Nordic player. Thus, the Lisbon club set an asking price between 60 and 70 million euros.
Clearly, the financial power of the Premier League is greater than that of the others, meaning that FC Barcelona will have to break the bank to secure the services of Lewandowski’s potential successor.
Throughout its history, the Catalan club have made eight signings for 60 million euros or more, according to Transfermarkt:
Any amount paid for Gyökeres would be justified. This player, born in Stockholm, started his professional football career in Brommapojkarna. He scored 13 goals in 29 matches during the 2017 Allsvenskan, earning him a move to Brighton’s U-23 team. He spent a few seasons there, scoring seven goals each, before joining St. Pauli. He spent a year in Germany where he scored seven times and provided four assists in 26 appearances in the 2. Bundesliga.
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He had a brief spell at Swansea (0 goals in 11 appearances) and, in the same 20/21 season, ended up representing Coventry. His performance was not particularly remarkable, with three goals in nineteen matches. However, from there he started to shine. Here are his figures over the last four seasons, in all competitions:
Gyökeres is the Portuguese league leader with 1.8 shots on target per game and is on course to score 50 goals in the competition. No one has yet managed to beat the 46 goals scored by Argentinian Héctor Yazalde during the 73/74 season.
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One of the main rumors in recent weeks has been regarding Viktor Gyökeres and his possible departure in the upcoming winter transfer window to Manchester United, where Rúben Amorim will make his managerial debut on November 24 against Ipswich Town at Portman Road.
The Portuguese manager was the one who raised Gyökeres’ level at Sporting, and according to The Times, the Red Devils have reached an agreement with the Lisbon club for Gyökeres to arrive at Old Trafford in 2025 for a fee of 75 million euros .
However, currently Manchester United is not a very attractive destination. After eleven matches played in the Premier League, they occupy 13th place with 15 points, and are the fourth team with the fewest goals scored (12). In the Europa League, they rank 15th with 6 points, having only managed to win against PAOK.
The BBC reported that Amorim has decided not to include Casemiro, Antony, Eriksen and Lindelof in his plans, meaning the sporting management will have to look for new reinforcements. Will there be any new faces in January? The arrival of Viktor Gyökeres at Manchester United during the next winter transfer window is rated at 8.0.
