Luis Suárez brought the perfect recipe to make Sporting forget Gyökeres | OneFootball

When he arrived at Sporting, Luis Suárez took on the mission of replacing Viktor Gyökeres. Sporting’s striker had been a prolific goalscorer, with 97 goals in 102 matches for Sporting in just two seasons. However, the Colombian claimed the spot and gradually shaped it to his liking. With all 34 league rounds now completed, the 28-year-old forward finished with the same award the Swede had won in the previous two seasons: the Silver Ball from A BOLA as the League’s top scorer.

In 2023/2024, Gyökeres established himself as the king of the League’s goalscorers with 29 goals, and in 2024/2025 he repeated the feat, but with ten more, before moving to Arsenal. In a deal worth €65.7 million that, with bonus mechanisms, is already close to €70 million and could reach €76 million.

When he arrived from Almería for €22.1 million, Suárez showed confidence in the season he could produce. “Gyökeres made his history here, but I want to make mine,” said the Colombian. And he already has, reaching his goal and fulfilling the promise he made to himself and conveyed to the club’s hierarchy: to be the league’s top scorer.

With his objectives clearly set, the Colombian striker gave everything he had to finish the League with 28 goals. Across all competitions, he scored five more in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, and one in the League Cup, for a total of 37. With the Portuguese Cup final on Sunday against Torreense, Luis Suárez could still add to his tally. On top of that, he could also still be present at the World Cup.

By being crowned the league’s top scorer, the Lions add bonuses to be paid to the Spanish club for his signing. An extra €500,000 is added for being the top scorer in the League. For having been directly involved in 25 goals (44 relating to 37 goals and seven assists), there is another €500,000, and for every 20 starts, another €500,000 — meaning that, as he has already started 46 times, that is another €1 million. All told, Luis Suárez has already earned Almería €2 million out of a possible €5.2 million in bonuses.

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