Arsenal transfer target Viktor Gyokeres shows true colours as photo emerges amid Sporting CP row

Arsenal target Viktor Gyokeres has given fans a glimpse of his personality during the wedding of Sporting Clube de Portugal teammate Morten Hjulmand.

The Swedish goalscorer has been heavily linked with a move to Premier League, and has now told the Portuguese giants of his intention of leaving Lisbon after two years. Gyokeres, who signed from Coventry City in 2023, has scored 97 goals in 102 appearances to date.

His agent Hasan Cetinkaya is reported to have already met with Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta. However, since expressing his desire to leave Sporting this summer, Sporting president Frederico Varandas has made it clear a sale would not be sanctioned for €50million (£43m) plus €10m (£8m) in add-ons as previously reported.

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"One thing is that you should already know me better," Varandas said in a press-conference.

"Threats, blackmail and insults don't work with me.

"I can guarantee that Viktor Gyokeres will not leave for €60+€10m (in add-ons) because I never promised him that.

When asked if there were any offers for €60m, Varandas added: "To this day, Sporting has not had an offer for Viktor Gyokeres, neither today nor last season. He is a fantastic professional, to this day he has had zero offers. He has a three-year contract with Sporting."

Since that press-conference, the striker is said to be furious at the handling of the transfer situation.

This week, Portuguese newspaper A Bola reported the striker is weighing up the possibility of not reporting to pre-season. He is currently on holiday but following a plan to maintain his fitness.

On Saturday, Gyokeres attended Hjulmand's wedding in Copenhagen with his girlfriend, Ines Aguiar.

Despite the dispute with the Lions' president, the Swede was pictured sitting next to Varandas' wife Katarina Larsson and raising a toast.

European sprint triathlon champion Larsson shared a photo on her Instagram stories, later posting additional snaps from the wedding.

"Still not over the most authentic and widely fun wedding I have ever been to!," she wrote. "Tears, laughter, dancing and love that lit up the night - plus some of the most incredible humans I’ve ever met."

According to reports from Portugal, Varandas did not attend the ceremony due to other commitments.

Despite Gyokeres' agent, Cetinkaya, claiming that he had a gentleman's agreement from last summer for Sporting to let the player leave for less than his €100m (£84m) release clause, the club are under no obligation to do so.