Only terrible agent can stop Gyökeres exit - chief

Sporting CP president Frederico Varandas has admitted that Viktor Gyökeres is apt to permission the nine this summer.

Varandas said lone the "worst cause successful the world" could scupper a determination distant for the Sweden international, though helium remained bullish connected Sporting's transportation interest demands, pointing to summertime moves for Matheus Cunha and Martín Zubimendi arsenic a benchmark that Manchester United and Arsenal indispensable wide to unafraid his signature.

ESPN has antecedently reported that United and Arsenal are funny successful Gyökeres, who scored 54 goals successful 52 games successful each competitions past season.

"If you inquire maine today, determination is simply a beardown anticipation that Viktor volition leave," Varandas told Portuguese quality outlet A Bola.

"In the past fewer weeks, we person been keeping an oculus connected the market, I saw a subordinate similar Zubimendi, who is six months younger than Viktor, spell to Arsenal for €65 cardinal ($76m).

"I saw 2 players being sold successful the Premier League -- Matheus Cunha and Mbeumo -- forwards who bash not person the prime of Viktor, successful my opinion. [They] were sold for astir €75 million. We are talking astir players who are 26 years old.

"So, fixed the demands we marque successful narration to Viktor's value, I judge helium could leave, unless helium has the worst cause successful the world. Which I find hard to believe, due to the fact that helium is 1 of the champion footballers successful the world."

Gyökeres is nether declaration with Sporting until June 2028 and has a merchandise clause of €100m.