Varandas has denied reports that he agreed to sell Gyokeres for less than his €100m buyout clause and stated that Sporting will not accept pressure to sell the player below their desired valuation to teams like Arsenal or Manchester United.
Varandas expressed his frustration by saying, “Sporting will not accept blackmail and insults – you should know me better by now.”
To ease the tension, Gyokeres took to social media and posted, “There is a lot of talks at the moment, most of it is false. I will speak when the time is right.”
Gyokeres' agent, Hasan Cetinkaya, has been in London this week to discuss the player's potential transfer with interested teams, including Arsenal and Manchester United.
