It was at that point that the entire saga took a turn. Sporting CP president Frederico Varandas accused Gyökeres’s agent of “blackmail” and rejected the existence of an agreement which would see the striker sold for well below his €100 million (£85.1 million, $115.4 million) release clause.

Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres scored 54 goals in 52 games for the Portuguese club in 2024-25 and they want big money to part ways with the Swedish hitman this summer - although he and his ag

Along with the likes of Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko, the French Under-21 international is among the most sought-after strikers in Europe this summer after successfully reviving his career in Germany at Eintracht Frankfurt following a difficult spell at Paris Saint-Germain.