Two replaced, £58.2m agreement - Victor Gyokeres to Man United transfer state of play

Over £600m spent and a glaring problem up front still not solved, that is part of the reason Manchester United find themselves switching managers a few months into a campaign.

Erik ten Hag was unable to stamp down a consistent striker that regularly started in his two-plus years at Old Trafford. Marcus Rashford first plugged the gap to great effect, but he has always been a left-winger. Wout Weghorst then arrived on loan, but that was always a short-term solution. £72m was later spent on Rasmus Hojlund, and this summer it was £35m on Joshua Zirkzee, though neither have truly done enough to suggest they can be the Wayne Rooney or Dimitar Berbatov of today.

But now with Ruben Amorim leading the club into a new dawn, there seems to be an obvious solution to the problem. The man Amorim has been using to elevate his Sporting CP team to new heights, Victor Gyokeres, has caught the eye of top clubs across Europe and now by default, Man United.

Here, MEN Sport summarises everything that has happened to reach this point and ultimately whether Gyokeres is the answer to the Red Devils' conundrum.

The simple reason is to say Gyokeres' record in front of goal. After all, that is what a striker is judged by.

It will come as no surprise to hear the Sweden international was discovered by scouts from Brighton, though he would never really get his opportunity at the AMEX Stadium - a rare blip from the Seagulls. It wasn't until a third loan from that club, to Mark Robins' Coventry City, unlocked his abilities in English football.

Six months later and the Sky Blues paid £1m to make the deal a permanent one, and that was one of the greatest decisions they ever made. His two-and-a-half years there produced 43 goals in 116 appearances, with 22