“To this present day Sporting has not had a proposal for Gyokeres – neither at present nor final season.”
Gyokeres spent three seasons with Coventry Metropolis within the Championship earlier than becoming a member of Sporting underneath Ruben Amorim.
Manchester Metropolis director of soccer Hugo Viana was sporting director at Sporting final summer time, when Gyokeres’ agent sought assurances about his leaving if an appropriate provide arrived.
“One of many agent’s greatest considerations was whether or not we might demand the termination clause,” mentioned Varandas.
“He needed to ensure sure issues. And what was agreed? That Sporting wouldn’t demand a launch clause now.
“For one purpose: he was going to be 27 years previous and no participant leaves Portugal at 27 for 100m eurors or 90m euros.
“In that very same assembly the agent needed to anchor the exit to a worth. I mentioned this sentence: ‘It isn’t price us setting a worth as a result of I do not know what’s going to occur in a yr’s time. I do not know if it is going to be 40m euros, 60m euros or 80m euros. What I can assure is that I cannot demand 100 million euros.'”
