Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur linked with £84m former Leeds United 'target'

Leeds were heavily linked with Gyokeres during the 2022/23 season, when he was lighting up the Championship with Coventry City. An array of clubs were believed to be on his trail, with Everton and West Ham United among them.

However, the Sweden international instead moved overseas in the summer of 2023 to seal a switch to Sporting Lisbon.

Sporting paid a club-record transfer fee to prise the forward from Coventry, although it has proven to have been money well-spent.

The 26-year-old has blossomed into one of Europe’s most lethal marksmen, scoring 52 goals in 58 appearances for the Portuguese giants.

According to CaughtOffside, Chelsea are keeping Gyokeres open as an option to bolster their attack. Tottenham, meanwhile, are believed to be the Premier League club showing the strongest interest.

Gyokeres has an €100m (£84m) release clause, therefore any club keen to prise him from Sporting would most likely need to commit to a significant investment. French side Paris Saint-Germain are also admirers of the 26-year-old, it has been suggested, and he was linked with Premier League title hopefuls Arsenal earlier this year.

Leeds did invest heavily in their attack in 2023, despite not landing Gyokeres. They paid a club-record £35m to sign Georginio Rutter from Hoffenheim, later selling him to Brighton & Hove Albion for £40m.

Following the club’s relegation to the Championship, a deal to sign Joel Piroe from Swansea City for a reported £12m was struck.