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Adriana Garcia
Jul 9, 2025, 04:30 AM ET
Sporting CP guardant Viktor Gyökeres has said the benignant of play nether his erstwhile manager Ruben Amorim "suited maine perfectly."
Gyökeres, who is 1 of Arsenal's top targets this transportation window, thrived nether Amorim's strategy astatine Sporting. The Portugese manager left Sporting successful November to articulation Manchester United.
"The benignant of play we had nether him suited maine perfectly," Gyökeres told France Football. Amorim led Sporting to their archetypal league rubric successful 19 years successful the 2023-24 campaign, with Gyökeres scoring a league-high 29 goals successful his maiden play with the Portuguese outfit.
The erstwhile Coventry City striker besides finished arsenic Liga Portugal's apical scorer with 39 goals arsenic Sporting defended the league rubric past season.
"We won 2 championships successful a enactment for the archetypal clip successful 71 years," helium said.
"It's an unthinkable accomplishment and, of course, Ruben Amorim played a large portion successful that. I can't convey him enough."
Gyökeres admitted helium was amazed that Amorim near Sporting midway done past play with the broadside apical of the league standings and live successful the Champions League.
"It was a shock, I'd ne'er seen a manager permission successful the mediate of the play erstwhile everything was going truthful well. No hard feelings.
"Yes, it was surprising, but I wholly recognize his decision," Gyökeres said.
Gyökeres, 27, is expected to permission Sporting CP this summertime with the Premier League his apt destination.
