The £65m fight for Viktor Gyokeres! Ruben Amorim wants Man Utd to bring in Sporting CP hitman - but Man City prepare own bid to pair scoring Swede with Erling Haaland

Ever since Amorim left Sporting CP and took charge of United, Gyokeres has been strongly linked with a move to the club. While a move for the player in January is unlikely to happen, the Red Devils could go after the Swede next summer, according to The Sun. The 26-year-old displayed sensational form under Amorim at Sporting CP in the 2024-25 campaign having already scored 24 goals in 19 appearances.

The report also claims that United's bitter rivals City could also join them in the race to sign the forward as they want to pair him up with their goal machine Erling Haaland. Sporting CP's sporting director Hugo Viana is all set to join the Cityzens as their director of football at the end of the 2024-25 season and the Portuguese reportedly is planning to make the Sweden international his first signing at the club.

Viana played a crucial role in appointing the new United boss as Sporting CP's manager in 2020. The decision proved to be a success for the club as Amorim won several trophies including two Liga Portugal titles.

The Amorim era at United will officially kick off on Sunday as they face Ipswich Town in an away Premier League fixture.