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 wish to win titles with Sporting – Suarez
The Colombian informed the membership’s official web site: “I’ve reached the best level of my profession. I actually wish to give a constructive response to the administration who trusted me and to the followers who acquired me so nicely. I wish to present that I’ve what it takes to be right here.
“I wish to obtain the targets of the membership, which is an important factor. I wish to assist the group 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: successful necessary trophies. I imagine that at Sporting CP we will win so much and that, for me, could be probably the most stunning factor that might occur.
“I arrive desirous to ‘devour the world’, and I imagine that by your aspect, together with your help, we have now an awesome group that may obtain all its targets.”
Suarez, who will put on the quantity 97 shirt, has value €22million with an extra €5m in potential add-ons.
Gyokeres set for Arsenal debut
Gyokeres has joined Arsenal on their pre-season tour of Asia and is about to make his debut within the North London derby conflict in opposition to Tottenham in Hong Kong on Thursday.
Though Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is keen to combine the 27-year-old as quickly as attainable, 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 group because the final sport with Sporting after they turned champions,” Arteta stated.
“So we are going to assess him tomorrow, he’s carried out all of the medicals, the whole lot is trying good, however to get him in control with the appropriate ranges of health, I believe is essential.
“So we’re not going to cease him, we would like him with us as fast as attainable, however we’ll need to assess, and the medical group will do this.”