Sporting CP have moved swiftly to signal a substitute 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 targets and added eight assists for Almeria final season.
I need 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 need to give a constructive response to the administration who trusted me and to the followers who acquired me so properly. I need to present that I’ve what it takes to be right here.
“I need to obtain the targets of the membership, which is a very powerful factor. I need to assist the staff by scoring targets, 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: profitable vital trophies. I imagine that at Sporting CP we will win rather a lot and that, for me, can be probably the most lovely factor that would occur.
“I arrive desirous to ‘devour the world’, and I imagine that by your facet, along with your help, we’ve an important staff that may obtain all its targets.”
Suarez, who will put on the quantity 97 shirt, has value €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 raring to combine the 27-year-old as quickly as potential, he admits Gyokeres has not been concerned in any coaching because the conclusion of Sporting’s title-winning marketing campaign.
“Effectively, I believe he hasn’t had a single coaching session with the staff because the final sport with Sporting after they turned champions,” Arteta stated.
“So we’ll assess him tomorrow, he’s carried out all of the medicals, every little thing is wanting good, however to get him up to the mark with the precise ranges of health, I believe is essential.
“So we’re not going to cease him, we wish him with us as fast as potential, however we’ll should assess, and the medical staff will try this.”
