Viktor Gyökeres Arrived at Sports of Portugal in July as an unknown from the English Second Division and now ends his debut season as champion, idol and ‘Pichichi’ of the Portuguese league with 29 goals.
The 21 million euros paid by Sporting CP in City of Coventry They made him the most expensive signing in the Lisbon club’s history and the Swedish scorer did not disappoint expectations.
Gyökeres25 years old, did not take long to become the pillar of lions in the leadership of the coach Ruben Amorimwho was able to take advantage of his finishing and even passing ability, because in addition to his goals he provided nine assists in the championship.
Of the 49 games he played in all competitions including Sporting CP He scored 43 times – an average of 0.88 goals per game – and provided 14 assists for goals.
The Nordic player’s physical ability also means more use of long passes from the defense or goalkeeper – one of the characteristics of Amorim’s game – as they are eventually passed back to attacking teammates or in the middle of the field.
Paulinho and Trincão thrived alongside him
It also allowed us to get more of the players than before the arrival by Gyökeres They are not consistent, like forward Paulinho or the extreme Francisco Trincãoformer player of FC Barcelonawho flourished alongside the Swede.
With a contract until 2028 and a termination clause of 100 million euros, the striker’s continuation in Lisbon is still uncertain and he himself acknowledges that “the future is unpredictable.”
“I would like to stay, I like being here. In football everything happens quickly, we will have to wait,” the player recently declared to the press after winning the league title.
Source: La Verdad
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