By 90min | Created at 2024-11-07 17:33:08 | Updated at 2024-11-15 07:34:45
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Viktor Gyokeres has not always been obviously destined for greatness.
"When I took him to Bromma, he was 14 and the head of the academy said he wasn't good enough," David Eklund, a scout at Gyokeres' first Swedish club, told the BBC.
Even after moving to Coventry City in January 2021, the Championship side's assistant coach Adi Viveash revealed extensive doubts about the misfiring striker. "For me," he told the Coventry Telegraph, "it was a little bit of, 'will he get to that level?'"
However, Gyokeres has exploded over the last 18 months, lighting up the Portuguese top flight at Sporting CP. A Champions League hat-trick against Manchester City rammed home the 26-year-old's quality to a wider audience, but several clubs from across Europe have been interested in Gyokeres for a while now.
Arne Slot was not given a big budget over the summer / Jan Kruger/GettyImages
5. Man Utd
Ruben Amorim could mastermind a reunion with Viktor Gyokeres at Old Trafford / Justin Setterfield/GettyImages
PSG don't have a shortage of strikers / Jean Catuffe/GettyImages
3. Chelsea
Nicolas Jackson's position could be under threat / Carl Recine/GettyImages
Robert Lewandowski will turn 37 next season / Quality Sport Images/GettyImages
1. Arsenal
Mikel Arteta has been backed in the transfer market at Arsenal / Catherine Ivill - AMA/GettyImages
