Manchester United have been dealt a major blow in Ruben Amorim’s pursuit of his former Sporting Lisbon striker and top target Viktor Gyokeres after Bayern Munich entered the race
Bayern Munich want to hijack Manchester United‘s bid to sign Swedish sensation Viktor Gyokeres.
United need a world class striker and have put Sporting star Gyokeres on top of their wanted list. But Ruben Amorim‘s hopes of being reunited with Gyokeres have suffered a huge blow, following the news Bayern have joined the race to sign him.
It’s understood the German giants have started talks with the forward’s representatives. Gyokeres has a buy-out clause in his Sporting contract worth £80m – and Bayern bosses are willing to meet it.
Amorim thought he might be in pole position to sign Gyokeres, due to the close relationship the pair have from working together in Lisbon. But the 26-year-old has reservations about joining United, due to the size of the job his former boss is facing at Old Trafford.
While Gyokeres would also prefer to join a club operating in the Champions League next season. This puts Bayern in pole position, with United floundering in the bottom half of the Premier League table and looking like they will have to win the Europa League to secure a place in the Champions League.
Gyokeres has scored 29 goals in 25 appearances this season, including a hat-trick in Sporting’s 4-4 draw at Guimaraes last weekend. United have also shown interest in Victor Osimhen, who is currently on-loan with Galatasaray from Napoli.
But the Turkish outfit have made it clear to United that the Nigerian international will not be allowed to leave in this month’s transfer window.