Bit unfair - the fact remains his GS record for the past few Seasons has been outrageous. It's a weaker league sure - but you can only score where you play. People keep bringing up Nunes but what about... Ronaldo, Deco, Fernandes, Ruben Dias, Carvalho, Jota, Nani, Bernardo Silva etc.. Loads of players have come from Portugal and been successful in the EPL. Even ****ing Merino scored goals for us as a CF. Gyokeres scored as many goals last Season as Barry has in his whole career. He's 6'3 built like a tank and he's quick. Obviously good enough to keep Isak out on the left for his National team as well.
He's a risk - it's true he's never done it at the top domestic level, but on balance a risk worth taking. He might be great. Keep in mind the Portuguese league outside the top 4 clubs is truly awful. The standard is no better than League One.
If he can score 50% of what he does at Sporting that's still 30 Goals a Season. (all comps he hit 63 and 11 assist last term) 6 + 1 assist in 8 UCL games. Plus 10 in 7 for Sweden. Ive got a feeling he could do an Ian Wright for us.
You could be right. But CL scoring was a lot of penalties and Sweden he was scoring mainly against smaller teams - a load against Azerbaijan. If he can get 20 in the PL that would be a good season for him.
