'Gyokeres will not leave Sporting for £59m'

Sporting person not received an connection for striker Viktor Gyokeres and determination is nary 'gentleman's agreement' for him to permission for £59m, says nine president Frederico Varandas.

Sweden planetary Gyokeres, 27, has been heavy linked with Manchester United and Arsenal aft scoring 97 goals successful 102 matches during 2 seasons successful Portugal.

He has a 100m euro (£85m) merchandise clause successful his contract.

It has been wide reported that, aft staying astatine Sporting past summer, Gyokeres and Sporting agreed helium could permission for 70m euros (£59m) this summer.

However, Varandas said the club's lone committedness to Gyokeres was that they would not request his afloat merchandise clause.

"I tin warrant that Viktor Gyokeres volition not permission for 60m euros positive 10m euros due to the fact that I ne'er promised that," Varandas said.

"To this time Sporting has not had an connection for Gyokeres - neither contiguous nor past season."

Gyokeres spent 3 seasons with Coventry City successful the Championship earlier joining Sporting nether Ruben Amorim.

Manchester City manager of shot Hugo Viana was sporting manager astatine Sporting past summer, erstwhile Gyokeres' cause sought assurances astir his leaving if a suitable connection arrived.

"One of the agent's biggest concerns was whether we would request the termination clause," said Varandas.

"He wanted to warrant definite things. And what was agreed? That Sporting would not request a merchandise clause now.

"For 1 reason: helium was going to beryllium 27 years aged and nary subordinate leaves Portugal astatine 27 for 100m eurors oregon 90m euros.

"In that aforesaid gathering the cause wanted to anchor the exit to a value. I said this sentence: 'It's not worthy america mounting a worth due to the fact that I don't cognize what volition hap successful a year's time. I don't cognize if it volition beryllium 40m euros, 60m euros oregon 80m euros. What I tin warrant is that I volition not request 100 cardinal euros.'"