Gyökeres’ agent: ‘United offered more money but Arsenal was his choice’

Earlier than Arsenal finalised a transfer for Viktor Gyökeres final summer time, Sporting reportedly reached an settlement to promote the Sweden worldwide to Manchester United for a better price. The Gyökeres switch saga was one of many largest tales of the window and had Arsenal followers on edge for weeks. Hyperlinks to the highly effective ahead had been robust from the beginning, however problems with Sporting delayed any progress. Arsenal finally sealed the deal in late July after a collection of twists and turns.

Agent assistant makes explosive revelation

Chatting with the Studio Allsvenskan podcast, an assistant to the striker’s agent made a sensational declare about how shut Gyökeres was to becoming a member of Manchester United. He revealed that United had agreed to pay a better switch price than Arsenal, however insisted it was solely a club-to-club settlement. He additionally confirmed curiosity from Saudi Arabia, saying: “There have been loopy quantities supplied from Saudi Arabia, we’re presupposed to act in our greatest curiosity. Can we even have a share (of any price)? In fact. It’s some huge cash. Perhaps Viktor ought to reply to that some day. I don’t suppose we pressured him as soon as to just accept the provide. On the finish of the day, cash comes and goes and this transfer to Arsenal brings us a variety of advertising and marketing. They (Sporting) had concluded a take care of Manchester United behind our backs, that was an issue. United supplied a better switch price.”

Arsenal was all the time his most popular vacation spot

Earlier than Arsenal solidified their curiosity, Manchester United had already proven robust intent, significantly after Ruben Amorim’s appointment. Having beforehand managed Gyökeres at Sporting, Amorim’s arrival made United favourites to signal him. Nevertheless, the ahead reportedly most popular a transfer to North London as soon as Arsenal entered the race.

The previous Coventry Metropolis man has obtained combined evaluations since becoming a member of, with simply three objectives in 10 video games to this point this season. Regardless of that, his work fee and urgent have added new power to Arsenal’s frontline. No participant has made extra sprints this marketing campaign, and his relentless working has opened up house for others to thrive. Because the season progresses, the 27-year-old will probably be keen to enhance his aim tally, particularly with a beneficial run of fixtures after the worldwide break.

Benjamin Kenneth

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