Viktor Gyokeres joined Arsenal for a transfer fee of 63.7 million pounds, marking the reward worthy of the relentless efforts of the Swedish striker in the journey to conquer the Premier League.
And what makes Arsenal fans more excited is the intense competitive spirit that Gyokeres shows in the training sessions – what has been revealed by his former teammate to stand out from the days he still played in the Championship. Gyokeres used to wear Coventry City, where he played extremely prominent before moving to Sporting. Now, after 2 years of absence in the UK, the 27 -year -old striker returned to the Premier League with the legendary number 14 shirt – the number of shirts used to be associated with Thierry Henry.
Ben Sheaf, former Arsenal Academy player and is currently playing for Coventry, who has been with Gyokeres for 2 and a half years. He has given respectful words to his former teammate. “When he came on a loan from Brighton, Gyokeres was not really outstanding, sometimes it was time to play,” Sheaf shared with The Athletic. “But when he signed the official contract after the first borrow, he returned to his body, much more powerful.”
“He practiced without tired, often stayed after the training session to perform the ball shot. I remember an internal kick 11 vs 11, when the ball was thrown for him in the situation I was attached. Gyokeres turned, crushing me completely, I could do anything. It was the first time I really felt his body and scary strength.
Not only serious training, Gyokeres also has a competitive personality that is ready to cause controversy in small matches. “He is always extremely fierce in the training sessions,” sheef added. “Losing is anger, throwing gloves, throwing clothes, angry … must be really close before seeing Gyokeres is a very kind person, but at first he was quite cold. But after the training session, he still shot the ball more, shot very strongly, definitely, always wanted to improve the smallest details.”
It was that spirit of Gyokeres that made Arsenal determined to spend to bring him to London. Arsenal's sports director Andrea Berta said: “We are very happy to complete the deal to bring Viktor Gyokeres to Arsenal. He is an excellent talent, always showing the bravery of victory and quality of a top striker. With physical, tactical thinking and valuable professional ethics, Viktor is completely in accordance with the development vision of the club. Welcome Viktor to Arsenal! “.
It is still unclear when Gyokeres could play the debut of Arsenal, because coach Mikel Arteta said the medical team was carefully monitoring the physical foundation of the former Sporting star, to ensure he achieved the most fullness.
