'gyokeres Will Not Leave Sporting For £59m'

Sporting person not received an connection for striker Viktor Gyokeres and location is nary 'gentleman's agreement' for him to time off for £59m, says nine president Frederico Varandas.

Sweden world Gyokeres, 27, has been heavy linked pinch Manchester United and Arsenal aft scoring 97 goals successful 102 matches during 2 seasons successful Portugal.

He has a 100m euro (£85m) merchandise clause successful his contract.

It has been wide reported that, aft staying astatine Sporting past summer, Gyokeres and Sporting agreed he could time off for 70m euros (£59m) this summer.

However, Varandas said nan club's only committedness to Gyokeres was that they would not request his afloat merchandise clause.

"I tin guarantee that Viktor Gyokeres will not time off for 60m euros positive 10m euros because I ne'er promised that," Varandas said.

"To this time Sporting has not had an connection for Gyokeres - neither coming nor past season."

Gyokeres spent 3 seasons pinch Coventry City successful nan Championship earlier joining Sporting nether Ruben Amorim.

Manchester City head of shot Hugo Viana was sporting head astatine Sporting past summer, erstwhile Gyokeres' supplier sought assurances astir his leaving if a suitable connection arrived.

"One of nan agent's biggest concerns was whether we would request nan termination clause," said Varandas.

"He wanted to guarantee definite things. And what was agreed? That Sporting would not request a merchandise clause now.

"For 1 reason: he was going to beryllium 27 years aged and nary subordinate leaves Portugal astatine 27 for 100m eurors aliases 90m euros.

"In that aforesaid gathering nan supplier wanted to anchor nan exit to a value. I said this sentence: 'It's not worthy america mounting a worth because I don't cognize what will hap successful a year's time. I don't cognize if it will beryllium 40m euros, 60m euros aliases 80m euros. What I tin guarantee is that I will not request 100 cardinal euros.'"