Frederico Varandas, president of Sporting CP, announced fines for Viktor Gyökeres after the player went on strike and missed preseason training. Gyökeres is in discussions for a transfer to Arsenal and has personal agreements in place. However, negotiations stalled recently. Varandas expressed confidence in the club's ability to hold out for Gyökeres's market value and dismissed the idea that the player's strike would influence his decision to leave, emphasizing the club's interests remain paramount.
"We're calm. Everything can be solved with the closure of the market, a hefty fine and an apology to the group. If they don't want to pay Viktor's fair market value, we'll be very comfortable with that for the next three years."
"If the geniuses who are devising this strategy think that this puts pressure on me to make it easier for him to leave, not only are they completely wrong, but they are also making it more complicated for the player to leave."
Collection
[
|
...
]