Viktor Gyokeres had an uneasy reaction to a cheeky Arsenal fan chant about leaving his girlfriend for football.
Fans’ girlfriend chant puts Gyokeres on the spot
Viktor Gyokeres is barely a month into his Arsenal career. The Gunners’ fans have already created a chant that has everyone talking. The Swede, who arrived in a £63.5m move from Sporting Lisbon, picked up the legendary No14 shirt. He hit the ground running with two goals in his first three games.
But it isn’t just his football making noise. Reports from Portugal suggested that Gyokeres’ relationship with actress Ines Aguiar ended around the time of his transfer. Arsenal supporters wasted no time turning the gossip into song. To the tune of Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It,” fans belted out lines teasing that he “dumped his girlfriend to play in red and white.”
When asked about the chant during international duty, Gyokeres didn’t bite. His seven-word reply, “I have no comments about the song,” just about summed up the striker’s uneasiness. Neither Gyokeres nor Aguiar have publicly addressed their break-up. Although, both still follow each other on social media. For now, the only thing the player appears willing to let do the talking is his football.
Break-up rumors linger as form shines
Aguiar, a Lisbon-based actress with over 200,000 Instagram followers, was a regular supporter during Gyokeres’ time in Portugal. Their relationship was believed to have started earlier this year. But, the long-distance strain of his move to London looks to have cooled things off. Portuguese outlets even suggested the striker wanted a clean slate to focus on Arsenal. Though nothing has been confirmed.
On the pitch, there’s no doubt the Gunners have landed a striker with bite. Gyokeres opened his account in Arsenal’s 5-0 rout of Leeds, showing exactly why the club paid top money for him. Off the pitch, he’s keeping his cards close to his chest. The chants might amuse supporters, but for Gyokeres, the subject looks like one he’d rather leave alone.
Author’s Opinion:
Fans love a playful chant, but this one crosses into personal territory. Gyokeres deserves space off the pitch. The Arsenal fans would do well to let his goals, not his private life, be the story.