Sporting CP have moved swiftly to signal a alternative for Viktor Gyokeres, snapping up Luis Suárez from Almeria.
Gyokeres joined Arsenal over the weekend, ending the Gunners’ lengthy pursuit of the Sweden worldwide and leaving a significant gap within the Sporting squad.
The Primeira Liga champions will hope 27-year-old Suarez can replicate Gyokeres’ performances in Lisbon having scored 31 objectives and added eight assists for Almeria final season.
I wish to win titles with Sporting – Suarez
The Colombian instructed the membership’s official web site: “I’ve reached the best level of my profession. I actually wish to give a optimistic response to the administration who trusted me and to the followers who acquired me so effectively. I wish to present that I’ve what it takes to be right here.
“I wish to obtain the objectives of the membership, which is a very powerful factor. I wish to assist the crew by scoring objectives, as a result of that’s what they signed me for, and make assists, win video games, win titles…
“That’s what I lack in my profession: successful necessary trophies. I consider that at Sporting CP we will win loads and that, for me, can be essentially the most lovely factor that might occur.
“I arrive desirous to ‘devour the world’, and I consider that by your aspect, along with your assist, we’ve an incredible crew that may obtain all its objectives.”
Suarez, who will put on the quantity 97 shirt, has price €22million with a further €5m in potential add-ons.
Gyokeres set for Arsenal debut
Gyokeres has joined Arsenal on their pre-season tour of Asia and is set to make his debut in the North London derby clash against Tottenham in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Though Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is keen to combine the 27-year-old as quickly as doable, he admits Gyokeres has not been concerned in any coaching because the conclusion of Sporting’s title-winning marketing campaign.
“Nicely, I believe he hasn’t had a single coaching session with the crew because the final sport with Sporting once they turned champions,” Arteta stated.
“So we’ll assess him tomorrow, he’s carried out all of the medicals, the whole lot is trying good, however to get him up to the mark with the appropriate ranges of health, I believe is essential.
“So we’re not going to cease him, we wish him with us as fast as doable, however we’ll need to assess, and the medical crew will try this.”
