Viktor Gyokeres made it clear to Manchester United that he didn't want to join them - which left them to instead pursue Matheus Cunha. The Sporting Lisbon striker has been linked with a reunion with his former boss Ruben Amorim.
However the Swedish striker has no desire to head to Old Trafford and the Red Devils have had to go after other options. Gyokeres wants to remain playing in the Champions League and United cannot offer that, but a move to Arsenal may yet materialise.
Gyokeres has excelled in Portugal since moving from [Coventry City](https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/all-about/coventry-city-fc). This term he scored more than 50 times as he landed the double with Sporting, but attention soon turned to his next move.
The Swede scored a crucial equaliser from the penalty spot in the 11th minute of added time to force the Portuguese Cup into extra time before they eventually downed Lisbon rivals Benfica. Gyokeres' next move remained front and centre afterwards.
He said on his future: "Let us see. It's hard for me to say, because yeah it is football and you never know what's going to happen in the summer. So for me to say anything else than that is impossible."
Asked specifically about the Gunners he added: "I don't know, I just focus on this. I've tried to focus on the last games because it's so important and I don't want to think about anything else. So yeah, if anything is true, let's see in the summer."
Mirror Football understands that Arsenal think they can land Gyokeres if they pay Sporting's asking price of £60million. The north Londoners will have to pay the 26-year-old over £200,000-a-week to secure his signature, but adding a prolific striker is a priority this summer.