Varandas: Messaged Gyokeres, mocks agents, praises Sporting’s approach | OneFootball

After confirming the transfer of Morten Hjulmand, Frederico Varandas revealed that he holds no resentment over Viktor Gyokeres’ departure from Sporting. The President congratulated the striker on his move to Arsenal, further explaining to fans that Conrad Harder needed space and that no commission was paid on either transfer.

"I sent a message to congratulate Gyokeres. Viktor will always be a legend of this Club, and as President of Sporting, I will always defend the legends of this Club. Viktor was one of the best professionals I’ve had here until the end of the season. He is a legend and one of the best in Sporting’s history," he said.

When asked about Harder’s sale to Leipzig, Varandas admitted: "Regarding that, I’ll just say one thing... do you know who our main target in the market was last year? Fotis (Ioannidis). We didn’t manage to get him. I have no problem with that, and this is my role: to strengthen the team as best I can. Always."

"President, that player is very difficult. It doesn’t matter, I’ll go for it. ‘Ah, but it will come out in the press that Sporting didn’t succeed.’ What do I care about that?!? What do I care about what they’re going to say?!? What matters to me is having an increasingly stronger group," he stated.

Varandas admitted that Sporting is now better prepared offensively and that no commission was paid to Hasan Çetinkaya, agent of the Nordic players: "We lost Viktor, a legend of this Club... We lost that player and invested 44 million euros in two strikers. And the second striker today is much better prepared than last year’s second striker, who was Harder, a young man with immense potential, who expected to be a starter, which is totally legitimate."

"Of the agents, I can only keep excellent memories, because I don’t think they’re good. I think they’re very good, because I managed to make 90 million euros and didn’t pay a cent in commission. So, I have the best memories of them," guaranteed the President of Sporting.

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