Manchester United are the first major club to have made a concrete move for Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres ahead of the summer transfer window, according to French outlet L’Equipe.
The Red Devils want to reunite the Sweden international with head coach Ruben Amorim after their time together in the Portuguese top-flight, and they plan to speed things up after the Europa League final on Wednesday.
Paris Saint-Germain have also been linked with Gyokeres but are no longer keen after manager Luis Enrique opted to look at other options, giving Man United an advantage.
The 26-year-old has notched 53 goals for Sporting across all competitions this term and could be a huge addition to the Red Devils attack given what he brings to the table.
Qualifying for next season’s Champions League by winning the Europa League tomorrow will be a much-needed boost for the Old Trafford club in their pursuit of Gyokeres and other top targets this summer, and they need to get the job done against Tottenham Hotspur.
Signing him could get Man United challenging for major silverware, and they have to pull out all stops to get a deal done.
Amorim needs quality signings if he is to impress in his first full season in charge of the club, and a deal for Wolverhampton Wanderers attacker Matheus Cunha is also expected to be sealed in the coming weeks.
The Portuguese has seen some of his forwards struggle since his arrival last year, and they are not good enough to lead the team back to the top of English top-flight.
An attack boasting Cunha and Gyokeres will be difficult to contain by the opposition, and fans will be praying both are signed after several seasons of watching mediocre forwards struggle to make any lasting impact at their club.