Chelsea have reportedly launched a £73m bid for Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres.
He joined the Portuguese giants in the summer from Coventry and has been in sensational form scoring 20 goals and ten assists in 24 games.
According to Portuguese outlet Record (via The Sun), they have made a sensation bid worth £73m but it was swiftly turned rejected by the club.
He has a £87m release clause in his contract and Sporting are not willing to let the striker leave anything less than that.
The player has already the links with Arsenal and Chelsea, stating that he is happy at Sporting at the moment.
He said (via The Sun):
“I think it’s a bit like when Sporting came in to sign me.
“I’m very happy here and I don’t care about any interested parties at the moment.
“I’m enjoying every day here and not thinking about what’s going on around me.
“Yes, there’s talk of big clubs, but for now it’s just news. That’s all.”
Chelsea have spent more than £1bn under Todd Boehly so far and they don’t seem to be stopping.
It was recently reported that Chelsea are looking to sign Brazilian wonder kid Estevao Willian’s by triggering his release clause worth £52m.
Chelsea are currently under investigation by the Premier League as revealed by the chief himself earlier.
we need to see him at Chelsea very soon in order to make the Chelsea among other tops club and qualifying the champion league next season.