Nine Number Nines on the Market: The Centre-Forwards up for Grabs This Summer
This summer will potentially see a lot of strikers on the move in the transfer market. Here, we analyse some of the individuals who are likeliest to secure big moves. There's a strong sense that the summer transfer window is going to be defined and dominated by the movements of a few very expensive centre-forwards. With the window open again until September, we've identified the strikers worth keeping an eye on and why they're attracting interest. Viktor Gyökeres Despite not playing for a club in one of the top five leagues, Viktor Gyökeres has probably been the most talked-about centre-forward in Europe over the past 12 months or so. It's easy to forget he was playing in the Championship as recently as 2022-23. No Premier League clubs were seemingly quite convinced enough to take a punt on him then, but Sporting CP were. What a shrewd investment their £20 million outlay proved to be. If they sell him this summer, they'll likely quadruple that – or get close...