Viktor Gyokeres’ monster £11m contract offer sees club put EIGHT players up for sale
Juventus are aiming to sell EIGHT stars including Dusan Vlahovic and Douglas Luiz to finance their eye-watering deal for Viktor Gyokeres. The Sporting Lisbon striker has been at the centre of a transfer tug of war between Arsenal and Manchester United throughout the majority of the summer.
But Italian side Juventus have attempted to muscle in on a deal over recent days. It’s been claimed in Italy that the Serie A giants are willing to offer Gyokeres a stunning £11m-per-year deal to snub Premier League interest and move to Turin.
Samuel Mbangula, Daniele Rugani, Filip Kostic, Mattia Perin and Arkadiusz Milik are all candidates to bid farewell, with Juventus hopeful of earning around £85m from all of their sales this summer. And while Juve are aiming to invest those funds in a deal for Gyokeres, the Italian side do have alternatives in mind.
Former loanee Randal Kolo Muani remains an option, while Jonathan David could also be a bargain signing after leaving Lille at the end of his contract. Italian-based forwards Victor Osimhen and Mateo Retegui have also reportedly been considered, although neither would come cheap.
Gyokeres then took to Instagram to give his side of the story. He wrote: “There is a lot of talks at the moment, most of it is false. I will speak when the time is right.”
Meanwhile, Sporting president Federico Varandas has confirmed that his side won’t be bullied into selling his star forward. Speaking to Record, he said: “One thing you should already know is me better. Threats, blackmail and insults don’t work with me.
“I can guarantee that Viktor Gyökeres will not leave for €60m+10m (£51m+£8.5m) because I never promised him that. This game that the agent is playing only makes the situation worse. To this day, Sporting has not had an offer for Viktor Gyökeres, neither today nor last season.”
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