Viktor Gyokeres to Man United transfer latest - £20m discount, Zirkzee swap, Amorim comments

Manchester United remained linked with a move for Sporting CP forward Viktor Gyokeres.

Gyokeres is expected to leave the Portuguese side next summer after impressing since his £16.7million move from Coventry in July 2023. He scored 43 goals in 50 appearances during his debut season at Sporting and has since followed that up with a remarkable 23 in 18 at the start of this campaign.

Ruben Amorim's appointment at Old Trafford has increased speculation that Gyokeres could follow him from Portugal to the Premier League. Sporting president Frederico Vandaras revealed on Monday that he doesn't think Gyokeres will leave in January but did hint at a possible summer departure.

With that in mind, Manchester Evening News take a look at the latest surrounding a potential move to Manchester for Gyokeres....

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United have been handed a green light to make a move for Viktor Gyokeres after Barcelona president Deco claimed the Sporting CP forward is 'not a priority target' at the moment.

Alongside United, Barcelona are another team reported to be in the race for Gyokeres. However, president Deco, who had an established career at the top of world football himself, has played down rumours that the Sweden international could be on his way to the Catalan region anytime soon.

Speaking to Spanish publication Mundo Depotivo, Deco said: "He is a good player, he has been scoring goals for a long time in Portugal. We know him like others but he is not a priority at the moment and we [are not] looking for a No.9 to replace Robert