Dimitar Berbatov confidently picks Ruben Amorim's first Man Utd transfer despite two problems

Manchester United person struggled for goals this play and their erstwhile striker Dimitar Berbatov wants Ruben Amorim to bring Viktor Gyokeres with him to Old Trafford

Manchester United should propulsion up with the signing of Sporting Lisbon prima Viktor Gyokeres, who tin lick their biggest contented this season.

That’s the sentiment of erstwhile United striker Dimitar Berbatov, who is embarrassed by however acold his aged nine has fallen. United beryllium 13th successful the Premier League, with 12 points from 10 games, having scored conscionable 9 times truthful acold – a tally which each broadside successful the division, barroom Crystal Palace and Southampton, tin better.

Those woes outgo Erik 10 Hag his job and United moved accelerated to prosecute Ruben Amorim arsenic his replacement. The 39-year-old Sporting manager is acceptable to articulation United adjacent Monday and is already considering his priorities upon arrival.

Gyokeres has scored 21 goals successful 17 games truthful acold this play for Sporting and appears to beryllium an upgrade connected United brace Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee. Berbatov has been keeping a adjacent oculus connected the Sweden planetary and has urged United to springiness Amorim the funds to bring him to Old Trafford.

“This guy, Viktor Gyokeres, he’s scoring goals for amusive close now,” Berbatov said connected Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football. “So I deliberation there’s a peculiar transportation with the coach, truthful possibly we are astir apt going to spot him successful a United garment astatine immoderate point.”

Asked if he’d beryllium blessed with that, Berbatov added: “From what he’s showing close now, I deliberation yes, due to the fact that our strikers astatine the infinitesimal are not doing and producing goals similar we spot with them 18th successful the league for scoring goals, which is embarrassing for a nine of the stature of United. This is simply a presumption that I’d similar to spot improvement.”

There are 2 problems for United, the archetypal of which Amorim has already addressed. “I’m not going to get immoderate players from Sporting successful January,” he said past week. “Gyokeres costs €100million and it’s precise difficult.”

That £84m merchandise clause warded disconnected involvement successful the summertime transportation model for the erstwhile Coventry striker, who has already addressed the rumours that helium mightiness travel his manager to Old Trafford. He said: “Going with Amorim to Man United? I don’t know, I’m here. I truly similar being here, it’s not thing I deliberation about. I’m enjoying it here. I’m bittersweet astir him leaving. We privation him each the best”.

The different imaginable occupation for United is the contention from different clubs for 1 of the hottest strikers successful Europe. Fresh reports from Portugal authorities that Barcelona are eyeing a determination for Gyokeres successful 2025 and person a beardown offer.

Barca sporting manager Deco believes that an connection of €40m positive Vitor Roque tin onshore Gyokeres, who tin beryllium Robert Lewandowski’s semipermanent successor. Sporting made an connection for Roque successful the summertime earlier helium went connected indebtedness to Real Betis and his €60m transportation interest from Athletico Paranaense to Barca could marque up Gyokeres’ asking price.

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