Viktor Gyokeres Transfer News Today: Winner scored in TITLE-DECIDER as Liverpool comparison made

Robin Bairner

• Updated: 17 May 2025 20:05 BST
• 5 min read

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The latest Viktor Gyokeres transfer news and rumours as the Sporting CP striker continues to be linked with a move to the Premier League, where Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United are among the sides battling for his signature.

Gyokeres received girlfriend’s support

Viktor Gyokeres received some special support from the stands as the Sporting CP striker played his penultimate game for the Lisbon club ahead of a summer transfer.

Gyokeres led the line for Sporting against Vitoria Guimaraes on the final day of the Portuguese league season, and he scored the winner in a 2-0 win to secure his second league title in as many campaigns.

Current ETV

Viktor Gyökeres

F (C)

Sporting CP

Viktor Gyökeres

F (C)

Sporting CP

€75M

ETV Range

€67.5M - €82.5M

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The Sweden international has been a huge reason for the success of the club this term, scoring 39 goals in 33 league outings in what has been a memorable second season in Portugal.

Gyokeres fired Sporting to glory and he was cheered on from the stands by girlfriend Ines Aguiar, according to CM Jornal.

"I think it's important for her to be in Alvalade. She has been a great support for Gyokeres. They have a very peaceful romance," Daniel Nascimento told CMTV.

On May 25, the 26-year-old will suit up for Sporting for the last time as they face Benfica in the final of the Portuguese cup.

Question marks over Arsenal move?

Arsenal are one of the clubs most interested in Gyokeres, but the Gunners do have a ‘Plan B’ should they miss out on the Sweden striker, FotbollSkanalen reports.

RB Leipzig hitman Benjamin Sesko has moved back onto their radar, with doubts emerging over Gyokeres’ ability to transfer his prolific form in Portugal into the Premier League.

Manchester United and Chelsea are also following the striker.

Gyokeres compared to Liverpool great

Sporting CP team-mate Maxi Araujo has been singing the praises of Gyokeres, comparing the striker to Liverpool legend Luis Suarez.

“He’s a beast, an animal. He’s surprised me a lot since the day I arrived,” he told Sport890 (via A Bola).

“He’s like that in training, he’s a competitive animal. He can score three goals and want to score the fourth.

“He reminds me a lot of Luis Suarez. He only knows how to score goals, always scoring goals and running after every ball. When the team needs something, he pulls a rabbit out of the hat, a corner, a foul. Sometimes when the team isn’t doing so well, he’s very important at that time.”

Sporting find their Gyokeres replacement

Yuri Alberto has been earmarked as Sporting’s replacement for Gyokeres, according to journalist Pedro Sousa for Now (via Zap).

The 24-year-old Corinthians striker could arrive in Lisbon for a fee between €15-20m, which is similar to the one Sporting paid to land the Swede.

But there’s a catch: the Brazilian club turned down a €30m bid for the player in March.

Sporting hope that Corinthians' poor financial position can help force a deal through, particularly with competition for the striker being low.

Current ETV

Yuri Alberto

F (C)

Corinthians

Yuri Alberto

F (C)

Corinthians

€18.7M

ETV Range

€16.8M - €20.6M

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