RUBEN AMORIM volition scrap with aged pal Hugo Viana for Sporting Lisbon ace Viktor Gyokeres adjacent year.
The striker, 26, became blistery spot nether gaffer Amorim astatine Sporting and his merchandise clause could spot him determination for £65million.
Manchester United are definite Amorim’s accomplishment arsenic their brag volition unafraid his signature.
But they look a conflict with Manchester City and Viana, who volition instrumentality implicit arsenic their manager of shot aft helium leaves Sporting adjacent summer.
Viana oversaw the Sweden star’s signing from Coventry past twelvemonth and helium has scored 58 goals for nine and state successful 2024.
Amorim refused to substance the speculation astatine his archetypal United property league connected Friday but said helium hopes Gyokeres stays injury-free and keeps scoring.
The caller Red Devils brag said: "Viktor Gyokeres is simply a Sporting player.
"He has a crippled contiguous [Friday] and I anticipation helium plays well, doesn't get injured and continues to beryllium palmy astatine Sporting."
Portuguese Viana, 41, played a cardinal relation successful Amorim becoming Sporting brag successful 2020 but volition privation to pip him to the station for Gyokeres astatine City.
The merchandise clause rules retired a bidding warfare but sets the country for an intriguing tug-of-war instead.
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Man Utd person struggled to people goals truthful acold this season, netting conscionable 12 successful 11 Premier League games.
Meanwhile, neighbours Man City suffered a 5th successive decision successful each competitions connected Saturday arsenic Tottenham thrashed them 4-0 astatine the Etihad.
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Erling Haaland has scored 12 goals successful each competitions, but the team's adjacent highest scorers are Josko Gvardiol and Mateo Kovacic connected three.