West Ham, Fulham, Wolves and Brentford are all battling to land Coventry City’s £25m-rated striker Viktor Gyokeres… with Swedish striker yet to make decision on his future
- Coventry City striker Viktor Gyokeres is one of the most in-demand players now
- The £25million-rated attacker has interest from a host of Premier League teams
- West Ham, Brentford, Fulham and Wolves all want reinforcements in attack
The race to land Coventry City star Viktor Gyokeres is on, with as many as four Premier League teams pushing to secure his signature.
Gyokeres was a stand-out player in the Championship last season, bagging 21 goals and 12 assists as Coventry made it to the play-off final, where
they lost on penalties to Luton Town.
Swedish striker Gyokeres has plenty of admirers and Mail Sport understands that West Ham, Fulham, Wolves and Brentford are all pushing to
land him this summer.
The £25million-rated forward is also drawing interest from Europe, with Sporting Lisbon keen to do a deal.
Gyokeres has just 12 months remaining on his deal at Coventry – sparking a frenzy for his signature.
The Swede joined Coventry in January 2021 from Brighton, in what initially was a loan deal.
He has thrived ever since in Sky Blue and while they are eager to keep him, the club’s owners are said to be ‘calm’ amid the flurry of interest.
Coventry owner Doug King recently told BBC CWR: ‘The reality is that it’s early in the window. There is quite a lot of interest in Viktor.
‘He’s clearly made his comments to the press and we’ll see how it unfolds.’
King, who confirmed an approach from Portuguese side Sporting, added: ‘I’m feeling quite calm – and Viktor is still contracted to Coventry City.
‘It isn’t up to Viktor Gyokeres to tell the club he’s going somewhere for 50p. That is not how it works and won’t happen in this situation.
‘When a player moves, they have to agree their terms with a different club and the selling club have to agree a compensation package. If both of
those don’t work, then nothing will happen.’
