Jicres has a chance to transfer to the Premier League! Portugal Sports lets go, the transfer fee can be less than 100 million euros

According to the Portuguese media "The Globe", Portuguese Sports Club Chairman Fredrico Valandas recently made it clear that for the transfer of Victor Gicres, the team's top scorer, the club will not insist on asking the buyer to pay the full 100 million euro termination fee stipulated in its contract, and will adopt a reasonable attitude to determine the transfer fee. This opens a convenient door for the potential purchases of the two Premier League giants Manchester United and Arsenal.

Valandas admitted in an interview with The Ball: "Portuguese Sports is very calm about this. We do not need to sell Victor Gicres. Fortunately, we have passed the stage of having to sell core assets." But he also emphasized, "We are still understanding Victor or any other player's dream." After weeks of internal meeting discussions, the club made a key decision: "We promise not to ask for full termination; we will be reasonable for Victor's asking price."

The Swedish international forward has been closely linked to his return to England football recently, and Manchester United and Arsenal are seen as the most likely next home. Valandas also confirmed that the possibility of Jicres leaving the team is very high: "Now, there is a high possibility of him leaving the team. I will not disclose the specific amount, but the players themselves know how much it is." Previous reports said that Arsenal was willing to provide a offer of about 70 million euros.

data support high value

Gicres's value expectations are based on his terrifying goal data. He has scored an astonishing 68 goals in the league since the start of the 2023-24 season, a number that tops the list among all players in the top ten European leagues, even surpassing Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane (62 goals). Last season, he scored 39 goals in 33 Portuguese Super League games, becoming the core contributor to the team's 21st Portuguese Super League championship in team history. It is worth noting that these goals come from a total of 53.6 opportunities to score, and the actual number of goals has exceeded the expected value by 14.4, with amazing efficiency.

The chairman benchmarked market pricing

Valandas cited recent transfer market cases as a reference when explaining the pricing idea: "In the past few weeks, players like (Martin) Suvimenti, six months younger than Victor, will join Arsenal for 65 million euros. I see two players in the Premier League being sold, Mattus Cunia and (Brian) Mbemo, as strikers, in my opinion, they are not as good as Jicres, but they are selling for about 75 million euros. We are talking about 26-year-olds." He used this to suggest Jicres' final transfer fee will be much higher than 70 million euros.

Valandas has a very high rating of Jicres: "Given our demands on Victor's value, I think he can leave - unless he meets the worst agent in the world, I don't think it's possible because he is one of the best football players in the world!" This clearly expresses the club's firm valuation stance on the two-season high-yield shooter.

Gicres joined Portugal Sports from the Championship team Coventry City in 2023 and quickly became the backbone of the team's forward. Its future trends are expected to become one of the focus of this summer's transfer window.