I played with Viktor Gyokeres - two qualities make him a dream Manchester United transfer

As the January transfer window draws ever closer, and with Manchester United set for a new era under new manager Ruben Amorim, attention is turning towards who could be making the move to Old Trafford.

As such, talk of a move for Sporting CP's prolific forward Viktor Gyokeres continues to dominate the agenda and has been heightened in recent weeks given his ties to Amorim. While United's forwards Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee have managed just three goals between them this season, Gyokeres' record in Portugal is extraordinary.

Playing under Amorim at Sporting, the Swedish international has scored 66 goals in 68 games since joining the Portuguese champions, including 23 in 18 appearances this term. He moved to Lisbon from Coventry City, after a prolific 2022/23 season in the Championship guided the Sky Blues to the play-off final and a penalty shootout away from promotion to the Premier League.

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Despite interest from all over Europe, Amorim's sales pitch and ability to develop players convinced Gyokeres and his agent Hasan Cetinkaya to make the move to Portugal. Cetinkaya has described Amorim as a 'coach on another level' and if United do make their move, amid stiff competition from some of Europe's top clubs, then they have a trump card now the Portuguese manager is in the Old Trafford hotseat.

His hat-trick against rivals Man City has already endeared him to the red half of Manchester but the question remains whether he can translate his goalscoring record at Championship level and in the Portuguese Primeira Liga