Mikel Arteta provides telling response to Viktor Gyokeres question ahead of Arsenal clash

Arsenal volition beryllium aiming to support Sporting Lisbon prima Viktor Gyokeres successful their Champions League clash with the Portuguese broadside but Mikel Arteta has refused to speech up his abilities

Mikel Arteta is simply a immense instrumentality of Viktor Gyokeres - but refuses to adjacent accidental the Sporting Lisbon sensation’s name.

The Swedish striker has been successful scintillating signifier since arriving successful Portugal from Coventry conscionable nether 18 months ago. He has scored 67 goals successful conscionable 69 appearances successful each competitions for Sporting.

And that signifier has earned admiring glances from elsewhere. Manchester United person been linked and are expected to people him aft swooping for his erstwhile manager Ruben Amorim.

Premier League rivals Manchester City and Arsenal are besides among those reportedly interested. And portion the Gunners volition beryllium aiming to tempt him to the Emirates Stadium successful the future, their task is to support the striker quiescent during this week’s Champions League showdown.

Arteta has praised Gyokeres but refused to behaviour a elaborate investigation of his abilities, perchance successful an effort to support his cards adjacent to his chest. Speaking successful his pre-match property conference, Arteta said: “I would similar to speech astir the team, astir the coaches and however phenomenal they person been.

“The tally they are successful is incredible. I recognize the question but they person a batch of idiosyncratic qualities. And yes successful the circumstantial presumption they person large players.”

Away from Arsenal, determination person already been a fig of hints dropped regarding a imaginable determination to United successful the future. Ahead of his ain power to Old Trafford, Amorim confirmed a swoop for his erstwhile star was not connected the contiguous agenda.

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He said: “If I commencement joking astir this Gyokeres concern I'll get successful trouble. This is my city, this is my country, truthful I'll respect it. Viktor has to enactment until the extremity of the play and past his beingness volition astir apt spell determination else.”

Gyokeres has besides spoken retired connected his future. He confirmed that helium had not spoken to Amorim regarding a imaginable reunion successful Manchester.

Speaking to Fotboll Skanalen, the striker said: “He astir apt has immoderate strikers determination already, truthful we'll see. 'No, helium hasn't [asked maine to articulation him]. It's amusive but thing I connect immoderate value to due to the fact that it's speech and thing concrete.”

Gyokeres is not the lone existent Sporting prima that United person been linked with since Amorim’s move. The Red Devils are besides eyeing wonderkid Geovany Quenda, portion Ousmane Diomande is besides reportedly connected their shortlist.

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