Barbosa da Cruz pens letter to Gyokeres, slams ex-Sporting man and agent | OneFootball

Carlos Barbosa da Cruz wrote 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, is threatening to take the Alvalade Club to court over the commission he did not receive from the Swede's transfer to Arsenal.

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

“These considerations come alongside something else that haunted me: the news that you would be a witness in a potential lawsuit 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 that prerogative and it doesn't seem he did so under physical threat, psychological coercion, or with a gun pointed at him,” he added.

Next, Carlos Barbosa da Cruz states that Hasan Cetinkaya only intends to take Sporting to court because things were left unresolved with Frederico Varandas: “What Frederico Varandas said was that if you couldn't find another club, it was because you had the worst agent in the world and also that he wouldn't give in to pressure and blackmail. Well, you were transferred and the statements didn't attribute the actions to anyone. Your agent has unresolved issues with Varandas, possibly because he was told that in Portugal agents ran the clubs, and with Sporting, it wasn't like that.”

In conclusion, the former leader of the Stromp Group left advice for Viktor Gyokeres: “Viktor, listen to the advice of someone with over 50 years of legal experience, don't get involved in this, not only because the action has no basis, but especially because it's not your fight. Don't make more foolish moves for the benefit of your agent, because, always remember, he needs you and not the other way around; you are now a top world player, you need representation that matches that, which means not getting involved in 'antics'. When in doubt, go to Jorge Mendes, because he knows.”

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