The Premier League’s ‘closest’ team to signing was Fulham desired a strong transfer
In Sporting’s first five games of the season, Viktor Gyökeres has three goals and one assist.
It comes after the striker’s 22 goals and 12 assists in 50 games for Coventry City the previous season. The Premier League was the logical choice because he wanted to go during the summer transfer window.
According to A Bola, Fulham came “closest” to signing him, and many in Portuguese football are surprised that the 25-year-old isn’t already playing in the first division of English football.
Despite Fulham’s best efforts and Marco Silva’s apparent sincere desire to transfer before his previous team, Sporting
The manager of the London club, Ruben Amorim, explained why the other teams had little chance.
Gyökeres played a key role in the team’s 3-0 victory over Moreirense over the weekend, and Amorim was questioned about if English teams were “sleeping” throughout the summer.
Not everyone was dozing off, according to a Bola remark from him: “He truly wanted to
come to Sporting. We saw the proposals, which [Hugo] Viana demonstrated to me. He was aware of the concept, was a very ambitious player, and his current Premier League teams were probably not where he wanted to play.
Sporting is currently battling for second place in Liga Portugal and will play Sturm Graz this week in the Europa League.
Fulham can only blame themselves for the missed opportunity.
