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Manchester United goal Viktor Gyokeres is a person in demand this summer season and his teammate has provided a revealing perception into the Swede’s future in Lisbon.
The Sporting CP striker, who has scored 98 objectives and offered 28 assists in two seasons for Leões, is being chased by Europe’s elite with a £55 million price ticket reported to be ample to safe his signing.
Arsenal are believed to be on the entrance of the queue for Gyokeres with new sporting director Andre Berta an enormous fan of the 26-year-old.
A report relayed by The Peoples Individual revealed the Gunners have submitted a “monster contract” to the Swedish worldwide and can desk an official bid to Sporting after subsequent weekend’s Taça de Portugal remaining.
Nonetheless, United are refusing to surrender on the prospect of reuniting head coach Ruben Amorim along with his former pupil as a brand new quantity 9 is taken into account an pressing precedence at Previous Trafford.
The Crimson Devils are believed to be getting ready a proposal to signal Gyokeres to offer an enormous improve on the putting 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 complete one level away from native rival Benfica with objectives from Gyokeres and Pedro Goncalves.
It constitutes back-to-back titles for the membership after Amorim helped Sporting win final 12 months’s championship.
Within the midst of the celebrations, Goncalves – Sporting’s 26-year-old attacking midfielder, himself linked with a transfer to United – dropped a telling comment over Gyokeres’ future in Lisbon.
Talking from the open-top bus, Goncalves informed followers: “I simply need to let you know all one thing… They mentioned we have been by no means going to be champions with out followers (throughout Covid), they mentioned we have been by no means going to be two-time champions with out [Ruben] Amorim, they mentioned we have been by no means going to win the league with out [Hugo] Viana.
“They are saying we gained’t be three-time champions with out Viktor [Gyokeres]. And now, what I need to say is that, we’ll see.”
This confirms that even the Sporting dressing room expect their star striker to depart this summer season. It simply stays to be seen whether or not United can efficiently place themselves on the entrance of the rising queue for the deadly Swede.
Featured picture Gualter Fatia through Getty Photographs
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