Gyokeres has accomplished a noteworthy feat, and the Sky Blues stand to gain from it.
According to Coventry Live, Viktor Gyokeres scored his 25th goal of the season, and Coventry City is expected to get €1 million.
In the summer of 2021, Mark Robins made the decision to permanently sign the Brighton and Hove Albion striker, despite the player’s lackluster loan stint with the Sky Blues during the 2020–21 season.
His permanent arrival coincided with the team’s return to the Coventry Building Society Arena, a significant milestone for the Midlands team that had been playing at the grounds of Northampton Town and Birmingham City.
In addition, Gyokeres had a fantastic start to the 2021–2022 season, tallying 17 goals and five assists in 45 league games on the first day of play against Nottingham Forest.
He managed to improve that tally last season, scoring 21 times and recording 10 assists in the Championship, which allowed the forward to put himself in the shop window ahead of the previous summer transfer window.
Gyokeres only had one year left on his contract at that point and with this in mind, owner Doug King needed to sell the Sweden international to ensure he didn’t leave for free on the expiration of his contract.
He ended up making the move to Sporting Lisbon, with his sale and the departure of Gustavo Hamer allowing the Sky Blues to spend plenty of money during the summer.
Coventry City set to receive a €1m windfall after Viktor Gyokeres milestone
Gyokeres has done extremely well out in Portugal, scoring in numerous competitions for Sporting Lisbon and making a better impact there than the striker could have dreamed of.
His performances and goals have allowed him to attract the interest of Premier League side Chelsea.
| Viktor Gyokeres’ 2023/24 campaign | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Competition | Appearances | Goals | Assists |
| Liga Portugal | 18 | 15 | 7 |
| Europa League | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Taca de Portugal | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Allianz Cup | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 26 | 11 |
That would benefit the Sky Blues, who negotiated a sell-on clause in their deal with Sporting.
They also managed to agree a €24m deal with the Portuguese giants, which includes a bonus.
And with the player recently hitting the 25-goal mark, Coventry are set to receive a €1m windfall.
Mark Robins will be delighted with Coventry City’s business
Even if King was able to heavily invest on the team, Robins will still be devastated to have lost players like Gyokeres and Hamer.
The Sky Blues were able to bolster their team in a number of areas as a result.
Haji Wright seems like a particularly strong addition, while Coventry may have been able to hang onto Callum O’Hare for the time being due to the sales of other players.
Even while it won’t have a siEven while it won’t have a significant effect on the Sky Blues’ summer transfer budget, this most recent windfall can only be good news.gnificant effect on the Sky Blues’ summer transfer budget, this most recent windfall can only be good news.
Additionally, the choice they made to add a sell-on provision is becoming more and more wise.
