The forward who rejected Victor Orta and is now worth 100 million

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Football is full of decisions that, over time, lead to regret. This seems to be the case for Viktor Gyökeres, the Swedish forward who is currently shining at Sporting de Portugal and is on the radar of top European clubs. However, before reaching his current status, he was within reach of Víctor Orta, current sporting director of Sevilla FC, who had the opportunity to sign him when he was working at Leeds United.

At that time, Leeds rejected paying 14 million euros for Gyökeres, who was beginning to stand out at Coventry City in the Championship. Despite his evident goal-scoring qualities, Orta considered the deal not a priority. Today, the Swedish forward has a release clause of 100 million euros, a figure that teams like Manchester United would be willing to pay.

Choosing forwards hasn't been very lucky for Sevilla either

During his time at Sevilla, Orta's forward choices have also not met expectations. The signings of Mariano Díaz, Alejo Véliz, and Kelechi Iheanacho have fallen short of expectations, while Gyökeres continues to prove it was a missed opportunity. With 66 goals in 68 games for Sporting, he has established himself as one of Europe's deadliest marksmen.

Cases like this highlight how hard it is to predict a player's breakthrough but also emphasize the high cost of a mistake in sports planning. While Gyökeres is increasing his value daily, the Andalusian sporting director still struggles to find a reliable striker who can score at the Sánchez Pizjuán.

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