{"id":69576,"date":"2025-06-29T13:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T12:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=69576"},"modified":"2025-06-29T13:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T12:36:12","slug":"viktor-gyokeres-transfer-2025-sporting-cp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/viktor-gyokeres-transfer-2025-sporting-cp\/","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Gy\u00f6keres Transfer: Frederico Varandas Sets Firm Stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres is one of the most sought-after players from recent seasons. However, with the price demands of the Portuguese club, Gyokeres has found it difficult to receive offers over the 2025 transfer window.&nbsp;<\/p><p>With clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal reportedly showing interest, Sporting&rsquo;s stance on the price has made the negotiations difficult. Speaking on Gyokeres&rsquo; transfer saga, Sporting president Frederico Varandas has given his verdict on the Swedish striker&rsquo;s exit conditions.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;&#9888;&#65039; Sporting president Varandas on Viktor Gy&ouml;keres: &ldquo;I'm not going to say what the price is, the player knows what it is&rdquo;.<br><br>&ldquo;I can tell you that Viktor won't leave for &euro;60m plus &euro;10m he won't, he just won't&rdquo;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GI01vwFWCP\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/GI01vwFWCP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1939294144280637907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>June 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Varandas Dismisses Drama: Closing the Market Solution<\/strong><\/h2><p>Varandas in his latest interview has affirmed Sporting&rsquo;s composed approach to Viktor Gy&ouml;keres&rsquo; potential exit. Respecting the player&rsquo;s ambitions while insisting on fair market value he compared the deals like Zubimendi (&euro;65M) and Matheus Cunha (&euro;75M) to Gyokeres.<\/p><p>The Sporting chairperson firmly rules out a &euro;60M + &euro;10M transfer, presenting two outcomes: a sale with a replacement or retention if no suitable offer arrives, dismissing drama with the phrase<strong>&nbsp;&ldquo;closing the market cures all ills.&rdquo;<\/strong><\/p><p>Sporting being in no rush to sell Gyokeres suggests the club is in a financially stable position. This could come from recent successes, such as their Portuguese league title, and a solid squad structure, allowing them to dictate terms rather than react to market demands.<\/p><p>Arsenal and Mikel Arteta are reported to be actively looking for a forward before the 2025\/26 season. Having identified Gyokeres as one of the potential candidates, Sporting&rsquo;s tagged price has made them look for other options.&nbsp;<\/p><p>Over the last two seasons with Sporting CP, Viktor Gyokeres has established himself as a prolific striker, scoring an astonishing 54 goals in 52 games during the 2024-25 season alone. Gyokeres is currently one of the most in-form strikers in world football due to his consistent goal-scoring record, versatility across formations<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frederico Varandas\u2019 Bold Valuation and the Race for the Swedish Star<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4038],"tags":[3858,3974,6676,5671,4994],"class_list":["post-69576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soccer","tag-arsenal","tag-manchester-united","tag-sporting-lisbon","tag-transfer-news","tag-viktor-gyokeres"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Viktor Gy&ouml;keres Transfer: Frederico Varandas Sets Firm Stance - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover Viktor Gy&ouml;keres&rsquo; 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