Manchester United target Viktor Gyokeres is a man in demand this summer and his teammate has offered a revealing insight into the Swede’s future in Lisbon.
The Sporting CP striker, who has scored 98 goals and provided 28 assists in two seasons for Leões, is being chased by Europe’s elite with a £55 million price tag reported to be sufficient to secure his signing.
Arsenal are believed to be at the front of the queue for Gyokeres with new sporting director Andre Berta a huge fan of the 26-year-old.
A report relayed by The Peoples Person revealed the Gunners have submitted a “monster contract” to the Swedish international and will table an official bid to Sporting after next weekend’s Taça de Portugal final.
However, United are refusing to give up on the prospect of reuniting head coach Ruben Amorim with his former pupil as a new number nine is considered an urgent priority at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils are believed to be preparing an offer to sign Gyokeres to provide a massive upgrade on the striking duo of Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee.
Sporting confirmed themselves as champions of Portugal this weekend with a 2-0 win over Vitória S.C. to finish one point clear of local rival Benfica with goals from Gyokeres and Pedro Goncalves.
It constitutes back-to-back titles for the club after Amorim helped Sporting win last year’s championship.
In the midst of the celebrations, Goncalves – Sporting’s 26-year-old attacking midfielder, himself linked with a move to United – dropped a telling remark over Gyokeres’ future in Lisbon.
Speaking from the open-top bus, Goncalves told fans: “I just want to tell you all something… They said we were never going to be champions without fans (during Covid), they said we were never going to be two-time champions without [Ruben] Amorim, they said we were never going to win the league without [Hugo] Viana.
“They say we won’t be three-time champions without Viktor [Gyokeres]. And now, what I want to say is that, we’ll see.”
This confirms that even the Sporting dressing room are expecting their star striker to depart this summer. It just remains to be seen whether United can successfully position themselves at the front of the growing queue for the lethal Swede.
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Darragh Fox
Darragh is a writer for The Peoples Person who spent three years as a history graduate slowly realising football was by far the most interesting thing to write about.
