Jonathan Chalkia, assistant to Hasan Çetinkaya (the agent of Viktor Gyökeres), revealed in an interview with Camel Live that the Swedish striker received a massive offer from Saudi Arabia during his time at Sporting CP.
At the same time, Chalkia also took this opportunity to take a dig at Sporting CP.
“The (Saudi) offer was absolutely crazy… We should prioritize our own interests. Should we also get a slice of the pie? Of course. That’s a huge sum of money. Maybe one day, Viktor should respond to this,” Chalkia emphasized.
“I don’t think we ever pressured him to accept the offer. After all, the offer came, and then it went away. Besides, the transfer to Arsenal also brought us a lot of marketing exposure,” Chalkia added.
Notably, as the agent’s assistant, Chalkia also leveled repeated criticisms at Sporting CP:
“They negotiated and finalized a deal with Man Utd behind our backs—that’s the problem. Man Utd offered a higher transfer fee…” he concluded.
