Viktor Gyökeres is still under contract and paid by Sporting. The player with 54 goals in 52 games had his holiday extended by a week while negotiations between the Portuguese club and Arsenal are ongoing, but is obliged to attend training on Friday. Friday came, Gyökeres did not.
This week, English and Portuguese media have reported that the Swede is almost ready for Arsenal, where personal terms are in place, the clubs must agree on the total sum. Arguments over the payment structure have put trade on hold. Arsenal will pay less up front than Sporting demands, and more linked up to performance-related bonuses. This has caused the Swede to rage, reports The Athletic.
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The Swedish striker feels betrayed by the Portuguese club in relation to an alleged deal to be able to swap for a certain transfer fee this summer, which is why he refuses to return to Lisbon.
By agreement with Sporting, the Swedish striker had his holiday extended earlier this summer so that it ran until this Friday, but Gyökeres has not shown up due to the sudden complications in the negotiations between Sporting and Arsenal.
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About a month and a half ago, the Swede and the Sporting management celebrated the league title. Now there is a really bad atmosphere, which is only solved by the Swede being released to London.
