Manchester United find themselves in a complicated race to sign Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres this summer
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Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres has reportedly been sent an £11m per year offer to sign for Serie A giants Juventus this summer as the race for his signature intensifies.
Over the weekend, the Gyokeres saga took more twists as Manchester United continue to be heavily linked with the 27-year-old. At the beginning of the weekend, it appeared that Arsenal had the advantage in talks for the striker.
It was claimed that Gyokeres was keen to sign for the Gunners with the lure of Champions League football thought to be enough to sway him. However on Sunday, Arsenal were thought to be pulling away from the deal after it emerged that Sporting were unwilling to budge on their £68m release clause.
The Swede's camp insist that Sporting made a gentleman's agreement with Gyokeres to allow him to depart Lisbon for just shy of £60m. However, according to Record, the north London club were now looking at Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins as an option.
Amidst all this drama, it appears that Juve are looking to capitalise. Corriere dello Sport understand that the Turin club are looking to take advantage of the uncertainty and, after speaking with Gyokeres' representatives, would be willing to offer him an £11m per year contract which breaks down to roughly £211,000 per month.
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Unfortunately for Juventus, they do hit a hurdle in their pursuit of Gyokeres as it first rests on their current striker Dusan Vlahovic being sold. Despite scoring 15 goals this season, Juve are looking to offload the striker due to his unwillingness to lower his wage to allign with the club's new salary structure.
As for United, their current focus as the summer transfer window reopens is Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo. Tottenham Hotspur are also thought to be keen on his services.
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