Not that long ago, Bayern Munich was being linked with Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyökeres.
Now, Gyökeres is expected to leave Sporting and could be headed to England (Arsenal FC has been closely linked to the Swede). Earlier this week, L’Equipe (as captured by the Daily Mail) asked Gyökeres how he stacked up against the likes of Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, and FC Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski:
Speaking to L’Equipe this week, Gyökeres was asked where he felt he currently ranked among the top strikers in world football.
Names like Harry Kane, Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland were put to Gyökeres, who replied: ‘I’m definitely one of them.
‘It’s difficult to rank me, but yes, I’m at the same table as them now. What I managed to do at Sporting, I am convinced I can achieve anywhere. You haven’t seen the best of me yet.’
Such a confident statement is certain to make Arsenal and United fans even more excited about the prospect of signing Gyökeres this summer.
At present, Arsenal look like the more likely destination. Indeed, it was reported earlier this week that Gyökeres was ready to refuse to turn up for pre-season training with Sporting in order to push for a move to the Gunners.
However, Gyökeres sounded calm as he told L’Equipe: ‘The future? That’s football, you never know. I’m not thinking about that [leaving], we’ll see what happens. If something is meant to happen, it will. The most important thing for me is to play for a club that really wants me.’
The 27-year-old is not lacking confidence...that is for sure.
If — and this is a huge if — Gyökeres stay put for another season, would Bayern Munich take a run at him next season?Maybe, but it still feels like the Swede will transfer away from Sporting CP this summer.
Looking for a discussion on whether or not Bayern Munich is equipped with the necessary leadership for the upcoming season? What about some talk on the recent updates surrounding Bayern Munich’s rumored interest in Liverpool’s Luis Diaz and VfB Stuttgart’s Nick Woltemade? Awesome, then we have you covered with the latest edition of the Bavarian Podcast Works — Weekend Warm-up Show! You can get the podcast on Patreon, Acast, Spotify, any leading podcast distributor, or below:
Also, be sure to stay tuned to Bavarian Podcast Works for all of your up to date coverage on Bayern Munich and Germany. Check us out on Patreon and follow us on Twitter @BavarianFBWorks, @BavarianPodcast @TheBarrelBlog, @BFWCyler, @2012nonexistent, @TommyAdams71 and more.