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Viktor Gyokeres decided against signing for Manchester United aft seeing Ruben Amorim's brutal attraction of a subordinate astatine Old Trafford.
Gyokeres has dominated the summertime transportation window, with his sanction dominating the rumour mill.
His banal grew aft scoring an awesome 54 goals successful 52 games for Sporting CP past season, having bagged 43 goals successful his debut run successful Portugal's apical flight.
Arsenal are thought to beryllium starring the contention to motion Gyokeres up of Man United and Juventus, with fans reasoning the Gunners dropped a hint successful their kit motorboat shoot.
The Red Devils were funny successful signing the 27-year-old arsenic they look to enlistee a caller No.9 up of the 2025/26 season.
But it appears Ruben Amorim has failed successful his pursuit of Gyokeres, having coached him astatine Sporting earlier his Man United appointment.
According to Portuguese outlet Record, Gyokeres was upset with the mode successful which Amorim discarded his Swedish compatriot Victor Lindelof.
Viktor Gyokeres and Victor Lindelof during a Carabao Cup clash successful 2020. Image: Getty
Gyokeres and Lindelof stock the aforesaid cause successful Turkish businessman Hasan Cetinkaya, with the defender said to beryllium keen connected extending his enactment astatine Man United had helium been offered a caller woody by the club.
Cetinkaya was besides allegedly angered by Amorim's attraction of Lindelof fixed that helium persuaded the prima guardant to enactment nether the 40-year-old gaffer astatine Sporting.
He chose to articulation Sporting from Coventry City successful the summertime of 2023 contempt offers from respective Premier League clubs.
The Portuguese broadside signed Gyokeres from Coventry for astir £20 cardinal pursuing his prolific spell successful the Championship, wherever helium scored 38 league goals crossed 2 seasons.
Victor Lindelof salutes the fans aft Manchester United's last crippled of the run past season. Image: Getty
Lindelof, meanwhile, joined Man United from Benfica for £31 cardinal successful the summertime of 2017.
He made 284 appearances crossed each competitions. He played 25 games past season, which was the slightest magnitude of game-time since his determination to the club.
Lindelof was fto spell by Man United this summertime pursuing the expiration of his contract.
