{"id":166757,"date":"2025-06-08T04:56:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:56:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166757\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T04:56:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:56:28","slug":"viktor-gyokeres-shares-sporting-lisbon-announcement-amid-man-united-transfer-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/166757\/","title":{"rendered":"Viktor Gyokeres shares Sporting Lisbon announcement amid Man United transfer links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres is a man in demand after scoring 54 goals in all competitions this season, while Manchester United continue to be linked.<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1749358588_375_0_SL-Benfica-v-Sporting-CP-Portuguese-Cup-20242025-Final.jpg\" alt=\"Gyokeres celebrates with Sporting CP.\" loading=\"eager\" \/>Manchester United have been linked with Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres. (Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Sporting CP striker <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/viktor-gyokeres\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Viktor Gyokeres<\/a> has shared news of yet more success amid links to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Gyokeres has become one of the most in-demand players in European football in this transfer window after another sensational season in Lisbon. The Swede bagged a whopping 54 goals this campaign and it has been widely reported that he&#8217;s open to leaving Portugal this summer for a new challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">United and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/arsenal-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ArsenalLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> are claimed to be the leading teams from the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/premier-league\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> to be interested in the 27-year-old. United links surfaced after they poached <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/ruben-amorim\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Ruben AmorimLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> from Sporting last November.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Amorim and Gyokeres grew a close relationship in Portugal &#8211; after United&#8217;s current head coach opted to purchase him from Coventry City. Arsenal&#8217;s interest dates back even further, though, and both sides are believed to be keen on getting a deal done this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">On Saturday afternoon, Gyokeres hinted why both United and Arsenal are vying for his signature when he posted Sporting&#8217;s announcement that he had made Liga Portugal&#8217;s team of the season for 2024\/2025. The Swede joins his teammate Francisco Trincao in the side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Gyokeres&#8217; inclusion in the team was expected after such a terrific campaign. In the league alone he scored 39 goals in 32 appearances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Exactly where Gyokeres will be plying his trade next season is unclear. Arsenal&#8217;s current negotiations for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko have pushed their chase for the Sporting man to the backburner which could open the door for United to swoop in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, United have their own priorities, at present, as they attempt to bring Brentford&#8217;s Bryan Mbeumo to <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/old-trafford\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Old Trafford<\/a>. United have already made an initial bid of \u00a355million for the right-sided forward.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Screenshot-2025-06-07-174307.jpg\" alt=\"Viktor Gyokeres shares news that he has made the Liga Portugal team of the season.\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Viktor Gyokeres shares news that he has made the Liga Portugal team of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Here at The Manchester Evening News, we are dedicated to bringing you the best <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> coverage and analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Make sure you don&#8217;t miss out on the latest United news by joining our free WhatsApp group. 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