Viktor Gyokeres breaks silence on transfer drama with blunt 22-word statement as Man Utd and Arsenal battle for star

The Sweden striker has reportedly come to blows with Sporting bosses after trying to force through a dream move to the Premier League.

Gyokeres, 27, is allegedly furious with Sporting for going back on their word over a promise to lower his £84million release clause and plans not to play for the club again.

He believes he had a gentleman’s agreement to leave the Portuguese giants for £50million with a further £8million in add-ons, but that claim has been denied by president Frederico Varandas.

The former Coventry striker then reportedly threatened to go on strike while vowing not to play for the club again if they don’t lower their offer.

But Varandas insisted he will not be bullied into letting the Arsenal and Manchester United target move to the Prem on the cheap this summer.

Varandas said: “Sporting will not accept blackmail and insults – you should know me better by now.”

But Gyokeres has now tried to play down the squabble rumours by throwing doubt on some of the reports with a short statement on social media.

He wrote on his Instagram story on Thursday evening: “There is a lot of talks at the moment, most of it is false. I will speak when the time is right.”