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Viktor Gyokeres' agent Hasan Cetinkaya has spoken about the striker's future amid links to Arsenal and Chelsea.
Cetinkaya flew to Lisbon to watch the 25-year-old in action during the Portuguese derby between Sporting and Benfica on Saturday. The Lions defeated their rivals 2-1 and although the Sweden international was not on target, he has registered 51 goal contributions in 42 games.
Arsenal have reportedly regularly tracked Gyokeres throughout the season. With discussions set to take place in Lisbon this week amid a potential €100million (£85m) exit, Cetinkaya has shed light on his future, suggesting that the player's future is also heavily dependent on the future of current Sporting manager Ruben Amorim, who has recently reportedly made an agreement to join Liverpool and replace Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season
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Speaking to Portuguese newspaper Record, Cetinkaya said: «I would say that at this stage it's important to know about Sporting's future and what will happen with Ruben Amorim because we came here for him. We have to know what Sporting's plans are.
»But we also have to respect Sporting because we chose them. They need to present us with their ideas but I can say that right now, there are a lot of clubs that want to sign him.
«We have not made any decision at the moment, nor are we going to make a decision on this or about staying. We'll be focussed on what's left [of the season], there are eight games ahead and after that we'll make a decision on his future but it also depends a lot on what will happen with Ruben Amorim and
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