Gyokeres’ agent drops bombshell about Sporting exit | OneFootball

Jonathan Chalkias recently spoke about Viktor Gyokeres’ transfer to Arsenal. The assistant to Hasan Çetinkaya, the Swedish player’s agent, was on the ‘Studio Allsvenskan’ podcast—where he mentioned other offers received by the Alvalade club, taking the opportunity to throw in another jab.

“The amounts [from the Saudi offers] were so crazy… We’re supposed to act in our best interest. Do we also have a percentage? Of course,” Jonathan Chalkias began, referring to the approaches rejected by the player during the summer transfer window.

Hasan Çetinkaya’s assistant continued, giving more details about the process that led to the Swede’s departure from Sporting: “It’s a lot of money. Maybe Viktor should answer that one day. I don’t think we pressured him even once to accept the offer.”

“In the end, money comes and goes. And this move to Arsenal also brings us a lot of marketing,” said Jonathan Chalkias about Viktor Gyokeres’ move to the Premier League, where he has been playing since the start of the 2025/26 season.

He finished with another jab at Sporting, as he had done previously: “They had reached an agreement with Manchester United behind our backs and that was a problem. United offered a higher transfer fee…”

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