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“Concrete talks” – Man Utd working to ship dream signing for Ruben Amorim, however there’s an issue…

“Concrete talks” – Man Utd working to ship dream signing for Ruben Amorim, however there’s an issue…

Ruben Amorim throughout Man United’s win over Everton (Picture by Alex Livesey/Getty Photos)

Manchester United have reportedly began concrete talks over the potential switch of Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres.

The Sweden worldwide has been in sensational type in current occasions, and actually made a reputation for himself beneath Ruben Amorim’s administration whereas he was nonetheless accountable for Sporting.

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It might now absolutely make sense for Amorim to attempt to deliver Gyokeres with him to Man Utd, and Florian Plettenberg has reported that preliminary contacts have began over this thrilling potential deal.

See under for particulars because the Sky Germany journalist has posted on X concerning the Crimson Devils pursuing Gyokeres, while including that one concern for the membership is that they’ll doubtless must make participant gross sales first, whereas rivals Manchester Metropolis are additionally within the 26-year-old…

?? Manchester United have now made preliminary concrete talks concerning Viktor #Gyökeres and a possible transfer in the summertime. The Crimson Devils at the moment are totally concerned. #MUFC

?? Nevertheless, this can require gross sales first!

Manchester Metropolis have additionally intensified their efforts in current… pic.twitter.com/zS6BGPwAF4

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) December 2, 2024

Gyokeres absolutely received’t come low cost, so it stays to be seen fairly how a lot cash United would want to lift by means of participant gross sales earlier than they’ll realistically afford this bold signing.

Nonetheless, if they might make it work, they’d be delivering most likely the right quantity 9 to Amorim for subsequent season.

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Viktor Gyokeres within the pre-game warmup with the Swedish nationwide group (Picture by Michael Campanella/Getty Photos)

Gyokeres has been one thing of a late bloomer within the sport, however his unbelievable numbers at Sporting are not possible to disregard.

The previous Coventry Metropolis man has 33 targets and 6 assists in 26 video games for membership and nation this season, and a complete of 67 targets in 70 appearances in all competitions for Sporting since he joined.

Season
Objectives
Appearances

2022/23
22
50

2023/24
43
50

2024/25
24
20

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Gyokeres’ enchancment in current occasions is obvious, even when it wasn’t that way back that he was taking part in within the Championship after beforehand struggling to interrupt into the group at Brighton.

United and Metropolis would absolutely each do properly to deliver Gyokeres in, with the in-form ahead producing some beautiful soccer beneath Amorim’s steering, and solely more likely to do higher with higher gamers round him, although after all it stays to be seen how properly he’d adapt to creating the step as much as Premier League soccer.

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