‘No intention’ to be compared with Henry – Gyokeres

Viktor Gyokeres, a new signing from Arsenal, claims he only wants to “do my own thing” after adopting the number 14 shirt from Thierry Henry, the team’s all-time top goalscorer.

The 27-year-old’s move put an end to the Gunners’ search for a striker, which is valued at up to £64 million (73 million euros) on Saturday, making it the first time since Mikel Arteta’s first season that the FA Cup was won in 2020.

Henry became Arsenal’s number 14 shirt thanks to his 228 goals in 377 games.

Gyokeres claims it was an “easy” choice to select his squad number before what might be his first game against Tottenham in Hong Kong on Thursday.

Gyokeres responded, “Of course, I know about the history.”

“To be honest, there weren’t as many numbers,” she said. Not many options were available.

“But that one was, of course, available. so when I realized the decision to take it was simple.

Gyokeres is unconcerned about any comparisons that might result from Henry’s four Premier League victories, including four titles and the FA Cup, with Arsenal.

“I don’t know,” I ask. He said, “It’s not really my intention to be compared to what he’s accomplished in his career.”

particularly here. I simply want to be good and have good qualities. He was undoubtedly a fantastic player, but he was not my type. I’m going to try my own thing, really.

After their initial meeting, Arteta claimed that he thought the number would be suitable for Gyokeres.

He explained, “I use the word conviction, and that’s what I immediately noticed when I spoke to him.”

Someone who was “very determined,” someone who had a real passion for the game when he spoke about the game, history, and, as in this case, Thierry and what the shirt meant. He immediately felt it, and “go for it” when you do.

Gyokeres’ signing has generated a lot of fan activity, with some of his replica shirts breaking club records.

It’s wonderful to see, of course. It is very nice. That, of course, gives you more motivation, he continued.

One of the longest-running transfers of the summer was Gyokeres’ acquisition, which was delayed in the final week as Arsenal and Sporting negotiated the transfer fee additions.

Every step of the deal generated a lot of fan interest, according to Sporting’s club president Frederico Varandas, who also claimed Gyokeres would face disciplinary action for failing to report for training.

It’s been a brand-new experience. “I haven’t really been in that circumstance before,” said Gyokeres.

It’s been a lot of waiting on my side, they say. It wasn’t that simple for me to come here. But I’m finally here, and it feels fantastic.

“I made an effort to continue the day by myself and to train as much as I could.” Many days had the same pattern of routine.

I awoke, trained, ate dinner, and then went to bed once more. For a short while, it went on like that, but it was well worth it.

Gyokeres claims he felt “that they wanted me here” when his new manager Arteta described the excitement he and the players have over the signing of the Sweden international.

Additionally, he continued, “As a very large club with a lot of history. Simply put, I had a strong desire to join this club.

You can always make a decision about your future, I believe. Of course, there were other clubs, but I didn’t think this one would be so difficult for me.

Gyokeres believes there will be a transition period despite backing himself to success in the Premier League despite scoring 97 goals in 102 games for Sporting and recording 26 assists.

“I believe I need to adjust,” However, I believe there are many Portuguese players who have performed even better in England. He said, “It depends on who you choose.”

“I find it challenging to compare one player to another,” he said. and how they are faring in a different league.

“Because there are many different factors.” not just a better competition. It becomes simpler if you also play for a better team. especially if you play aggressively. So we’ll have to wait.

Gyokeres has only spent a few days with his team-mates, but Arteta has already stated his desires to him.

He said, “Just try to use my qualities as much as I can.”

“But I haven’t been here for too long, as you said. I only completed one training session.