Former Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur manager Tim Sherwood has tipped incoming Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim to take Viktor Gyokeres with him to Old Trafford.
The Swedish international has developed into an elite-level striker since joining Sporting CP from Coventry City in July last year, bagging 59 goals and 19 assists in 65 games for the Portuguese champions.
Gyokeres fired Sporting to the Primera Liga title last season, bagging the top scorer award with 29 goals in 33 league games.
Despite struggling with an injury at the start of the season, the 26-year-old has picked up where he left off, netting 16 goals in 15 games across all competitions this term.
His outstanding record has put him on the map of several Premier League clubs, but Sherwood believes Amorim’s appointment puts Man United at the forefront of the race to sign the ‘excellent‘ striker.
“He [Amorim] will know,” Sherwood said on Sky Sports. “The little detail – what he will learn in training about these guys.
“He needs to then decide, what do I need in January?” Sherwood said on Sky Sports.
“Does he bring in Marcus Edwards with him? That boy is a superstar. He went from Tottenham [Hotspur] to Sporting.
“Do we bring Gyokeres? He’s absolutely on fire at the moment. I would suggest 100% that boy comes in because they’re [United] starved of centre-forwards.
“They’ve got Hojlund, they’ve got Zirkzee, who’s not a centre-forward anyway, but they’ve got to get him out before they can bring players in, and that’s the problem.”
Amorim is just days away from being confirmed as Erik ten Hag’s successor, and Man United fans will undoubtedly welcome the arrival of the world-class marksman alongside their new Portuguese manager.
Gyokeres cost Sporting around £20 million, but the Portuguese champions added a £84m release clause in his contract and could demand full payment given that the striker’s current deal runs until 2028.
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