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Viktor Gyokeres is the Swedish striker whose explosive goal-scoring has made him one of the hottest properties in Europe and could see him become soccer's next $100 million-plus player. Yet Premier League clubs seemingly missed his rare talent when it was right under their noses. Instead, Sporting Lisbon took a chance on Gyokeres — plucking him from the second tier of English soccer last year — and now stands to make a fortune on that gamble. Sporting bought Gyokeres from Coventry City for a relative bargain price of around $25 million. Gyokeres' contract has a release clause of 100 million euros.
