Man United could make Ruben Amorim's dream £60m transfer for a fraction of the price

Manchester United's summer transfer window has been underwhelming at best as they look to rebuild their squad after a disastrous 2024/2025 campaign.

Since completing a move for Matheus Cunha on the first day of the summer transfer window, United's business has been slow and filled with problems. Liam Delap was seen as a priority, but he chose to move to Chelsea instead.

Bryan Mbeumo became the club's next prime target, but they have been locked in talks with Brentford since June and currently there has been little progress on his signature. The longer those talks go on, the further away a move for a player in a key position gets.

A centre-forward addition is also crucial for United this summer. Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee struggled last season and Ruben Amorim has even suggested that he will look to address that this transfer window.

In an ideal world, Amorim would be moving in for Viktor Gyokeres right now having signed and nurtured him into Sporting's talisman. Unfortunately, it seems that while United have struggled to sign Mbeumo, Arsenal have taken the lead in the race for the Sweden international.

It is thought Sporting want £60m plus add-ons to allow Gyokeres to go this summer, and the Gunners have an agreement in place with the striker's camp regarding his salary. However, the issue appears to have arisen over Sporting's valuation and Record understands that Arsenal's negotiators have left Lisbon without an agreement.

There is now a concern from Gyokeres' side that a deal will not be made with the Gunners and he will be forced to reassess his options. If that scenario plays out, the 27-year-old insists that he wishes to depart Sporting still, having become frustrated by the manner in which they have handled