Rúben Amorim will arrive in England to start his tenure as Manchester United manager today. The Premier League side agreed a deal with Sporting earlier this month and have already been credited with an interest in Viktor Gyökeres.
On November 4th, Record reported it’s ‘practically guaranteed’ for Manchester United to make an approach for the Sporting star next summer.
Last Friday, L’Equipe stated Paris Saint-Germain are expected to battle it out with the Red Devils for the 26-year-old.
The Sweden international scored a hat-trick in his side’s 4-1 Champions League win over Manchester City last week,
Former West Bromwich Albion and Wigan Athletic central defender Jonas Olsson has told Göteborgs-Posten that his compatriot has silenced his doubters with his performance against Manchester City.
“It won’t get bigger. That should make all the doubters stop doubting. The argument from the doubters has been that he only delivers in the Portuguese league. But now he has shown that he can deliver against the best opposition in the Champions League. So, he’s for real,” he said.
Olsson, who is now an expert for Viaplay, has backed Gyökeres to leave the Portuguese club for Manchester United.
“As he has a buyout clause of around SEK 1 billion, only the biggest clubs can buy him. United are probably the obvious one, but Real Madrid also feels like an alternative,” he said.
Former Sweden international turned pundit, Daniel Nannskog, believes Manchester United are the best option for Gyökeres because of Amorim.
“It’s easy to think of Manchester United, because his coach [Amorim] is going there. He knows exactly how to use Gyökeres in the best way,” Nannskog explained.
Gyökeres has starred for Sporting this season, managing 23 goals and four assists from 18 games in all competitions.
