Manchester United have submitted an ‘offer’ to sign Arsenal and Liverpool-linked Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting Lisbon, according to reports.

Gyokeres is the leading goalscorer in Europe this year and he is on the radar of several elite clubs heading into the winter transfer window and next summer.

Sporting Lisbon paid around £15m to sign the Sweden international from Championship outfit Coventry City in the 2023 summer transfer window and he has been a sensational signing for the Portuguese outfit.

Amorim have got the best out of Gyokeres, who has scored 59 goals in his 65 appearances for Sporting Lisbon in all competitions.

The striker and the head coach are set to go their separate ways as an “agreement” has been “reached” between Man Utd and Sporting Lisbon for Amorim to replace Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford.

However, it has been suggested that Amorim and Gyokeres could be reunited at Man Utd as the forward is one of three players in demand by the talented head coach.

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A report in Spain claims Man Utd are “one of the latest teams to make a bid” for Gyokeres as Amorim “hopes to land the striker”.

Earlier this week, a report from Germany’s Florian Plettenberg claimed Gyokeres is expected to be sold for a fee lower than his €100 million release clause.

“Was told despite a release clause set at €100m, there is an agreement that Viktor #Gyökeres can leave @SportingCP next summer for €60-70m,” he said.

“A move in the winter is currently not planned. A move to the summer is very likely. In England, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea are particularly interested in the 26-year-old.

“#LFC #CFC All teams informed of transfer deal. 18 goals and 7 assists this season yet. Top striker.”

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However, the report in Spain claims that Gyokeres has already decided to “turn down” a move to Man Utd.

“With the arrival of Rúben Amorim on the bench, the English side had hoped to lure the striker and strengthen their attack to make a competitive jump into the Premier League.

‘However, Gyokeres has made it clear that his priority is to play in the Champions League, taking him away from the Red Devils and reactivating Barcelona’s interest.

“In the face of Gyokere’s refusal to join Manchester United, Deco has moved quickly to position Barcelona as an attractive destination for the striker.”

Interestingly, a report in Portugal claims Gyokeres is ‘displeased’ with Amorim’s decision to leave Sporting Lisbon for Man Utd.

“The news of Rúben Amorim’s departure to Manchester United did not go down well with the Sporting squad, even before the match with Nacional, and several players questioned the coach about the decision to leave the team in the middle of the project.

As the coach admitted at the Imprena conference after the match, he had to take “an elephant out of the room” in the morning training, while saying that the players were no longer paying attention to the lecture of the game, given the noise surrounding them.

Now O Jogo knows that some players in the squad were not happy with the news of the Red Devils’ interest, namely athletes with more market, as is the case with Gyokeres and Hjulmand, who had proposals to leave during the summer transfer window, but were “lured” to stay at Sporting because of the double championship project and the continuity of Rúben Amorim. Now this scenario falls to the ground.’