Real Madrid achieves a particularly interesting transfer window on paper, with Dean Huijsen and Trent Alexander-Arnold who are already training under the orders of Xabi Alonso in the United States during this club World Cup. For its part, the Argentinian crack of River Plate, Franco Mastanuono, will land in August, after having played the new FIFA competition with the Millonarios.
Finally, Alvaro Carreras is also expected, while another midfielder and a number 9 with a rather replacement profile are expected. And according to The Athletic Precisely, a number 9 was offered at Real Madrid. Sporting thus asked the Merengues if they were interested in Viktor Gyökeres, since the Portuguese club and the Swedish scorer agreed for this last part this summer. But Real Madrid said no.
Gyökeres too expensive for Madrid
First, for financial reasons. Gyökeres is worth at least 60-70 M €, a sum that Madrid does not want to come out. Then, because the Spanish club cannot guarantee a holder's place in Gyökeres. This refusal is not really a surprise. Xabi Alonso certainly asked for a number 9 from President Florentino Pérez, but the new strong man of the Merengues especially wishes a lining profile at the Joselu, the front of the attack being undoubtedly promised to Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior.
The clash will therefore continue between the Swedish, author of 54 goals and 13 assists in 52 games, and Sporting. As a reminder, Gyökeres reproaches LisBoets for not having kept their promise for letting it go this summer in exchange for a check for € 60 million (+ € 10 million in bonuses). Instead, Les Ledu claim € 80 million for their serial scorer. A price that has slowed down all the courtiers of Scandinavian, including Arsenal, which put this track on stand-by after an offer of € 65 million with bonus refused by its Portuguese counterpart.
