Manchester United's top striker target should be obvious

Anybody who watched Viktor Gyokeres regularly in his final season at Coventry City would have known about his potential.

After scoring a very respectable 17 Championship goals in 2021/22, the Sweden international increased his output the following season, helping Coventry get within one game of promotion to the Premier League.

He scored 22 goals and registered 12 assists in 50 appearances across all competitions for the Sky Blues in 2022/23, meaning their play-off final defeat to Luton Town meant it was inevitable he would have to be sold.

Despite a plethora of Premier League clubs being linked with his signature, it was Sporting Lisbon that secured his services in a surprise move. He signed a five-year contract in a deal that was worth just north of £20million.

Again, anyone who watched Gyokeres in 2022/23 knew he had the potential to be a steal at such a price. He was the best striker outside of the Premier League in England that season, with his variety of goals, running power, strength, ball striking ability and clever in-box movement clear for all to see.

However, nobody could have prepared themselves for what he has done at Sporting over the last two seasons. His tally of 54 goals in 2024/25 means he has scored 97 goals in just 102 games.

For all the talk about him playing in the Portuguese top flight, or his first touch sometimes being a little bit heavy, Gyokeres should be accepted for what he is: a goalscorer. And what is it Manchester United need this summer? A goalscorer.

Football is a game of opinions, meaning it is understandable why some United fans are hoping the club will sign Gyokeres and others are in favour of Victor Osimhen.

Both have established themselves as elite-level goalscorers and neither