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Sporting Lisbon assistant coach Tiago Teixeira has seemingly poured chilly water on the opportunity of Viktor Gyokeres sealing a January change to Manchester United.
Gyokeres is presently considered one of, if not the deadliest striker in Europe and because of this, there are a variety of golf equipment chasing his signature.
To date 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 kind 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as United head coach from Sporting has led to elevated chatter relating to the prospect of Gyokeres following him to Outdated Trafford.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 recent report lined by The Peoples Particular person claimed that Amorim desires United to reunite him with Gyokeres throughout the winter switch window.
The talisman is protected by a launch clause value £83million though it’s believed he might be allowed to depart Estádio José Alvalade for lots lower than that.
Nonetheless, in response to 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 retaining the participant past January.
When requested a couple of 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 workforce.”
“He’s very pleased to be right here. What we would like 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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