The 25-year-old forward arrived from London accompanied by his coach, to end his five-year contract with the Lions.
The Swedish striker did not comment upon his arrival at the Humberto Delgado Airport. The agreement between Sporting and Coventry closes for 20 million euros, plus four million euros in variables.
With the arrival of Viktor Gyokeres, the Sporting coach will have to change the first line of attack, and “in principle it will be Paulinho who leaves, especially since everything indicates that Sporting and Rúben Amorim want to change the profile of the number 9” , assesses the football commentator, Tomás da Cunha.
The commentator of TSFHe adds that “Paulinho was always more of a support player, creating space, and for this reason Sporting has always been more of an outside team. Movements that called for a different type of game from the striker.”
Now, with the arrival of Viktor Gyokeres, another logic comes into play, because “the Swede is a striker with more physical ability, passing and a much better finisher inside the area than Paulinho”, explains Tomás da Cunha, adding that “He expects a new position from the Swede, making sure that there is also an alternative for Paulinho to play, sometimes, in one of the other positions.”
With the arrival of a different player for the Leonese attack, the TSF commentator does not believe in a change in Rúben Amorim’s ideas: “I don’t think there is a tactical change here, but rather a change in the need profile of Sporting’s attack “. , because Gyokeres has few points of contact with Paulinho and in that sense it is seen that he gains more importance, being a type of player that Sporting has not had in recent years, he is a true goalscorer, a classic striker”.
Analyzing Viktor Gyokeres’ support game, Tomás da Cunha finds “three players who clearly stand out to support former Coventry striker Pedro Gonçalves, who, despite having spent a lot of time in midfield, will in principle return to more original position, but also Marcus Edwards and Francisco Trincao”.
Source: TSF
