Amidst connections to Manchester United, Sporting Clube de Portugal winger Pedro Goncalves gave a significant clue regarding Viktor Gyokeres’ future during their league triumph celebrations.
Amidst connections to Manchester United, Sporting Clube de Portugal winger Pedro Goncalves gave a significant clue regarding Viktor Gyokeres’ future during their league triumph celebrations.
After Sporting’s 2021 victory ended a 19-year drought, it was their third league title in five years. Following a title procession through Lisbon that concluded in Marques de Pombal, where hundreds waited for them, their festivities continued far into the night. They began at the Estadio Jose Alvalade.
Goncalves spoke to the supporters from the open-top bus, saying: “I simply wanted to tell you all something. They claimed that we would never win the league without [Hugo] Viana, that we would never win two titles without [Ruben] Amorim, and that we would never be champions without supporters (during COVID).
“They claim that without Viktor [Gyokeres], we won’t have won three times. I want to conclude by saying, “We’ll see.”
There will be positive news about Gyokeres’ future after the Taça de Portugal final on May 25, according to kitman Paulinho, after Goncalves implied that the striker might not be included in Sporting’s possible title celebrations the following year.
He said: “You know what I’m going to tell you? After the Cup game you’ll hear some good news, ok? I don’t lie. Last year you saw that I don’t lie.”
Given that Gyokeres is still strongly linked to a move to the Premier League, specifically to United or Arsenal, his future has been a frequent subject of conversation. This summer, United is eager to get a new striker.
He has been rumored to be leaving the Portuguese powerhouses, and according to the most recent sources, Arsenal has already made the striker an offer of £7 million a year after taxes and is prepared to formally bid on the player with personal terms already “agreed” with Sporting.
But when asked about his future, the Swede kept his cards close to his chest. “It’s football, I’m still here. I don’t know what’s going to happen. Nobody can predict the future,” he told Sport TV after the game when asked if it would be his last game at Jose Alvalade.
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