{"id":164055,"date":"2024-03-21T12:34:41","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:34:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/21\/viktor-gyokeres-responds-to-arsenal-and-chelsea-transfer-interest\/"},"modified":"2024-03-21T12:34:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T12:34:41","slug":"viktor-gyokeres-responds-to-arsenal-and-chelsea-transfer-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/03\/21\/viktor-gyokeres-responds-to-arsenal-and-chelsea-transfer-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Gyokeres responds to Arsenal and Chelsea transfer interest \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Arsenal and Chelsea target Viktor Gyokeres has opened the door to a return to England this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old has been a goalscoring revelation for Portuguese giants Sporting CP, scoring 36 goals across 39 games in all competitions following a club-record \u20ac20m (\u00a317m) move from FA Cup semi-finalists Coventry City in July.<\/p>\n<p>Gyokeres has also contributed ten assists in Portugal\u2019s top flight and has set up two goals in the\u00a0Europa League\u00a0\u2013 a competition Sporting have now been eliminated from at the hands of Atalanta.<\/p>\n<p>The Swede\u2019s prolific form has inevitably attracted the interest of some of Europe\u2019s biggest clubs, with\u00a0<em>90min<\/em>\u00a0recently revealing\u00a0that Premier League heavy-hitters Arsenal and Chelsea had sent scouts to watch Gyokeres, and he has refused to rule out an exit despite expressing that his focus is on the present with Sporting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think much about the future. I want to win the league and the cup with Sporting. That\u2019s what I put all my energy into in the club team,\u201d he told Swedish publication\u00a0<em>Fotbollskanalen<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s clear that what I\u2019ve done has been noticed, but it\u2019s not really my focus in everyday life. But of course it\u2019s fun that I have fans who appreciate what I\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/01hsdnq3jsmy1bz7g58d.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Viktor Gyokeres celebrates scoring a goal for Sporting CP\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Gyokeres is in terrific form for Sporting CP \/ Quality Sport Images\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see this summer. It\u2019s not something I know about myself, what will happen. I enjoy Sporting extremely well and feel no stress about the summer coming quickly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course it\u2019s fun. That I get appreciation and leave an impression.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The five-year contract Gyokeres signed when arriving in Lisbon contains a \u20ac100m (\u00a386m) release clause, and it\u2019s understood that Sporting will only consider a summer\u00a0transfer\u00a0if a club is willing to meet that figure.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of what Gyokeres\u2019 goals have meant, Sporting CP top the Liga Portugal standings, one point clear of arch rivals Benfica and seven clear of Porto.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal and Chelsea target Viktor Gyokeres has opened the door to a return to England this summer. The 25-year-old has been a goalscoring revelation for Portuguese giants Sporting CP, scoring 36 goals across 39 games in all competitions following a club-record \u20ac20m (\u00a317m) move from FA Cup semi-finalists Coventry City in July. 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