Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres has spoken out about his former supervisor Ruben Amorim, now in command of Manchester United.
The Sweden worldwide has been vastly prolific in his two seasons in Portugal, scoring 97 occasions in 102 appearances in all competitions.
This now has Arsenal advancing on a deal to signal Gyokeres, as per A Bola and others, with Man United additionally beforehand linked by Fabrizio Romano in his unique report for CaughtOffside.
As Romano reported on the time, Gyokeres instructed the Crimson Devils he wished to affix the Gunners, however the participant has now additionally paid tribute to Amorim.
Viktor Gyokeres on Ruben Amorim
Talking to France Soccer, as reported by L’Equipe forward of the publication of the total video, Gyokeres gave Amorim huge credit score for getting one of the best out of him at Sporting.
“Amorim performed a giant a part of this as a result of he was the one who actually wished me right here and his model of soccer that we performed below him suited me very effectively, I believe,” Gyokeres stated.
“I can’t thank him sufficient.”
Nonetheless, even when United might have achieved effectively to land a prolific striker like this, it appears they’re set to overlook out on what might have been a perfect reunion between Gyokeres and Amorim.
Can Gyokeres succeed at Arsenal?
Gyokeres is but to show himself within the Premier League, although he shone in a earlier spell in English soccer with Championship membership Coventry Metropolis.
The 27-year-old seems like he may be a little bit of a late bloomer who’s now able to shine at a giant membership like Arsenal.
Nonetheless, it’s additionally a little bit of of venture, and Arsenal actually can’t afford to get this fallacious after struggling for targets for a lot of final season.
Kai Havertz was their fundamental centre-forward, however missed a big chunk of the marketing campaign because of harm, that means nobody in Mikel Arteta’s squad managed double figures for league targets.
