Arsenal has finally broken Viktor Gyokeres after a tiring transfersaga, although the Swede condemns less of the former club sporting CP than one of its representatives
The new Arsenal -man Viktor Gyokeres has refused to follow his agent in criticizing former club sporting CP for how they deal with his summer movement. The Premier League switch of the 27-year-old was towed until last week, with collisions about a men's agreement and a hefty fine issued.
Gyokeres, who has established himself as one of Europe's best goal scorers with 97 in 104 performances for sport, always looked destined to make a large switch this window. Last weekend he joined the Gunners for a fee that rose to £ 63.7 million, after he was also made by Manchester United, which he chose to sniff.
Yet the deal was not easy, because the sporting departure of Gyokees was a long -term affair. The club refuted the agreement of an assumed gentleman, so that the Swede would leave less than his release clause, and the next Saga saw him fined for an absence of a training camp.
Jonathan Chalkias, who collaborates with Gyoke's agent Hasan Cetinkaya, hit Sporting this week and claimed that they showed little respect, but Gyokees himself did not follow the example.
Speaking with the Swedish outlet WTV, Chalkias claimed that former sporting chef Hugo Viana, who left for Manchester City, would have honored the much -discussed Gentleman's agreement to make his client leave for a smaller amount.
“It was a mess,” he started. “There was a men's agreement with the previous sports director. If Hugo Viana was still in sport, the deal would be closed within an hour. Everything was written, we had no time to start a legal battle.
“I don't understand how a player who scored so many goals and won three trophies no longer deserved respect. The sacrifices we made were the turning point for the deal.”
The dispute of the men's agreement was later followed that Gyokeres was fined £ 306,000 was a salary for July-Nadat he refused to report back for training for the season in an attempt to accelerate his departure.
However, Gyokeres spoke with the same network after his move to the side of Mikel Arteta was sealed, it is grateful to it, grateful that the test is over.
“I don't have to throw anything to anyone,” started the Swede, who made his first performance for the Gunners against Bitter Rivals Tottenham in Hong Kong on Thursday. “I don't have to say what others have done or decided.
“I don't do that, although there are people who seem to tell others how to behave. I am not like that. As a football player you always strive to reach the top. I felt ready to take the next step, and I believe that many people in the club had expected that before season.
“I didn't think it was strange that this desire came up this summer. I also don't think it came from our side. By the way, my agents work for what is best for my career, so there was a collision of interests, but that is part of football.
“It is mentally demanding,” he continued. “It has been difficult, but it also makes us stronger. Of course I may have questioned it a few times, but I always believed it would happen. So it was that balance in those weeks that made everything quite difficult, but now it is even more fun to be here. I feel very and happy now.”