Barbosa da Cruz writes to Gyokeres, slams ex-Sporting man, agent | OneFootball

Carlos Barbosa da Cruz has written an open letter to Viktor Gyokeres. The former President of the Stromp Group addressed the former Sporting striker at a time when his agent, Hasan Cetinkaya, threatens to take the Alvalade Club to court over the commission he failed to obtain in the Swede's transfer to Arsenal.

"Dear Viktor: From what I've seen, you've been playing very little, not because you've forgotten how, but, in my opinion, because you were sunbathing in Palma while the others were already working hard and that shows on the field. What you did was nonsense, it was bad for your preparation and for your reputation as a professional," he began writing for the Record newspaper.

"These considerations come in the wake of something else that shocked me: the news that you would be a witness in a possible lawsuit that your agent would file against Frederico Varandas. They say the basis is twofold, because he stopped receiving his commission and was insulted by the president of Sporting. As far as I know, your agent agreed to waive this prerogative and it is not known that he did so under physical threat, psychological coercion or with a gun pointed," he added.

Next, Carlos Barbosa da Cruz states that Hasan Cetinkaya only intends to take Sporting to court, as he was left unresolved with Frederico Varandas: "What Frederico Varandas came to say was that if you didn't find another club it's because you had the worst agent in the world and also that he didn't yield to pressures and blackmail. Now, you were transferred and the statements did not attribute the acts to anyone. Your agent has unresolved issues with Varandas, possibly because they told him that in Portugal the agents ran the clubs and with Sporting it was not like that".

In conclusion, the former leader of the Stromp Group gave advice to Viktor Gyokeres: "Viktor, listen to the advice of someone with more than 50 years of law practice, don't get involved in this, not only because the action is baseless, but mainly because it's not your fight. Don't make a fool of yourself for the benefit of your agent, because, always remember, it's him who needs you and not the other way around; you are now a world-class player, you need to have representation to match, which means you don't get involved in 'antics'. When in doubt, go to Jorge Mendes, because he knows".

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