According to Corrureio Da Manha, Liverpool joined the race with Arsenal and MU to sign a contract with the Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres.
Arsenal and MU had negotiations to sign contracts with Viktor Gyokeres this summer, but have not reached an agreement on transfer fee with Sporting Lisbon.
Earlier this month, Arsenal sports director Andrea Berta, who met his counterpart at Sporting Lisbon, Bernardo Palmeiro, at Menorca to discuss an agreement for this striker, who ended the previous season with 54 goals in 52 appearances.
However, Arsenal's initial proposal worth 55 million euros (46.8 million pounds) plus 10 million euros (8.5 million pounds) surcharges were rejected. According to Corrureio Da Manha, Liverpool is currently targeting Gyokeres as a potential replacement for Darwin Nunez, who agreed to join Napoli but Liverpool has not yet agreed on the transfer fee with the Serie A.
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Liverpool wants to bypass Arsenal and MU Viktor Gyokeres. |
Liverpool has approached Sporting to discuss Gyokeres transfer fee, and this Portuguese club is asking for £ 80 million (£ 68.1 million). Liverpool considers Gyokeres as an important role that helps the Premier League Championship Club next season, as well as strengthening the squad to go deep in the Champions League.
Gyokeres has a contract release clause of 100 million euros (85.1 million pounds), but Sporting is ready to sell this 27 -year -old player at a lower price than that money. Gyokeres is currently looking to leave the Portugal's team, he preferred to land in Arsenal rather than MU. However, with Liverpool in, this deal is expected to be even more complex.