Manchester United wants to sign Viktor Gyokeres to replace Rashford
manchester united He reportedly wants to sign Sporting CP star Viktor Gyokeres to replace him. Mark Rashfordaccording to Caught offside.
After coming through the Red Devils' youth system, the 27-year-old made his first-team debut in 2016 before establishing himself as a key player for his boyhood club.
He showed flashes of his talent during the early stages of his career and was even considered one of the most talented young players in the world.
The forward enjoyed the best campaign of his career in the 2022/23 season, but has not been able to reach his full potential. Now, it has been showing average performances in recent years and Caught offside They claim United are committed to selling him and are willing to rebuild the team with the funds from his sale.
Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona have shown their interest in signing him and Man Utd are expected to demand at least £58 million.
Gyokeres to Manchester United
The report further claims that Ruben Amorim's team has already started exploring options to replace Rashford and has identified Gyokeres as a serious option.
However, the Sweden international is not the only option on their list, as Dusan Vlahovic, Victor Osimhen, Kenan Yildiz and Evan Ferguson are also there.
Gyokeres has an £83m release clause in his current contract, but the player has an agreement with Sporting to leave next year and take the next step in his career for a fee of at least 49 million pounds.
The striker has been in top form recently. In 50 appearances in all competitions, he scored 43 goals and registered 15 assists last season. Gyokeres even led his team to win the Portugal League title.
Now, he has also shown stellar performances this season, contributing 29 goals in 23 appearances in all competitions so far.
The striker is one of the most prolific scorers in world football in recent times. His career flourished with Amorim at the José Alvalade stadium, so perhaps the pair are now planning to reunite at Old Trafford.
It will be interesting to see if the record first division The champions finally manage to sign Gyokeres to reinforce the attacking department.
