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Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres hits another hat-trick and gives a playful three-word response to ongoing Arsenal links.
Arsenal transfer target Viktor Gyokeres continued to justify the growing hype around his name with another sensational performance for Sporting Lisbon.
The Swedish striker struck his fifth hat-trick of the season in a commanding 3-1 win over Moreirense on Friday night, taking his eye-watering tally to 47 goals in 46 appearances across all competitions.
Gyokeres opened the scoring from close range in the 12th minute, rifled home a second before half-time, and sealed the treble with a clinical free-kick after the break.
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Linked heavily with Arsenal ahead of the summer transfer window, the 26-year-old was pressed on his future after the match — and gave a short, but telling, answer when asked by Portuguese media if he liked London:
“I like Lisbon,” Gyokeres said.
Asked more directly about a potential move or whether there had been any progress regarding his €100million release clause, Gyokeres remained coy:
“My future? No one can predict what will happen. We enjoy the moment,” he said.
“Agreement with Sporting to lower the release clause? Can’t say anything about that.”
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Despite the Swedish international playing it cool, interest from north London is heating up.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is keen to add a proven No. 9 to his squad ahead of next season, and Gyokeres is high on the list of potential options being explored by new sporting director Andrea Berta.
Arteta recently spoke about the need for squad depth and attacking firepower to compete on all fronts.
“Squad quality and availability — without those, we cannot compete in four competitions,” he said.
“The higher the quality, the higher the availability, the more chances you have.”
Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City also monitoring Gyokere thus Arsenal may need to move quickly.
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The striker’s current deal includes a release clause of around £85million, but sources suggest Sporting could be open to negotiating slightly below that figure.
Other strikers under consideration at the Emirates include Alexander Isak, Benjamin Sesko, and Hugo Ekitike, but none boast Gyokeres’ current scoring form.
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