Gyokeres has been making waves with his goalscoring traits for the Portuguese club.
Jamie O’Hara, a former Premier League midfielder, believes that Real Madrid should buy Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres because of Kylian Mbappe’s poor play.
In the current campaign, Gyokeres is the buzz of the town because of his quick start for Ruben Amorim’s Sporting team. In only 15 games across all categories, the Swede has scored 23 goals, particularly a hat-trick against Manchester City earlier this week as Sporting defeated the Premier League powerhouse 4-1.
Mbappe, who joined Real Madrid’s Galacticos in Spain, has been having trouble playing as number nine in Carlo Ancelotti’s lineup. According to O’Hara, Real Madrid should try to recruit Gyokeres in order to boost the team’s performance.
Speaking to Grosvenor Sport, O’Hara said: “Any club in the world would take Viktor Gyokeres right now. He might end up at Real Madrid – they really need a centre-forward at the moment. They’ve signed Kylian Mbappe from PSG and he’s just not doing the business for them up front. They’ve fallen off a lot this season.”
“I think Gyokeres plays like Erling Haaland. He’s strong, physical, athletic and knows where the net is. He’s got no fear in taking in defenders 1v1 – I like him a lot. He could go anywhere in Europe with the goals he’s scoring at the moment.”
In January, Gyokeres was linked to leaving Sporting, with many Premier League teams showing interest in the former Brighton and Coventry City player. Amorim will take over the struggling Red Devils later this month.
Speaking about United, O’Hara said: “You look at Ruben Amorim going to Manchester United and think whether they could sign him or not, but they’ve got Rasmus Højlund up front. Højlund needs to improve though or else they may look to bring him in too! He’ll be on everyone’s radar, though. I can’t believe Brighton got rid of him for a million quid – everyone talks about them getting it right all the time with their recruitment, but they got that one wrong! He’s top drawer – fair play to the lad.”