Back in the summer window, Everton were repeatedly named as one of the main contenders to sign Viktor Gyokeres from Coventry City.
The Toffees were said to be strongly positioned in the race for the striker, who ended up moving to Sporting in a €32m deal.
Gyokeres has eight goals and two assists in nine appearances for the Lions so far, and that’s enough for newspaper A Bola to talk about the possibility of a move to the Premier League in the near future.
Everton, however, shouldn’t have high hopes about it, because the player is only expected to leave Sporting for a club towards the top of the Premier League.
It’s said that despite the chase from ‘mid-table’ sides in the summer, who were all turned down by Gyokeres, the striker now draws interest from ‘Premier League giants’.
That means that besides being rejected by the player once, Everton and those other clubs are now set to see an even stronger competition coming up for him.
Gyokeres used to be valued by Transfermarkt at €13m back then, and the website now has it at €32m. He’s protected by Sporting with a €100m release clause.
