Manchester United have launched a stunning hijack of Arsenal’s move for Viktor Gyokeres and are close to reaching an agreement with Sporting, according to reports. The Gunners have looked primed to sign Gyokeres this summer after verbally agreeing a deal in principle worth an initial £55million plus £8.6m in add-ons.
However, the transfer has stalled after some resistance from Sporting over the structure of the add-ons, with the Portuguese champions said to be demanding easily achieved terms. Gyokeres had already rebuffed interest from United in favour of an Emirates Stadium switch, but his former boss Ruben Amorim might not have given up hope.
Reports that the Red Devils have hijacked Arsenal’s swoop are rapidly spreading across Portugal’s biggest outlets on Sunday.
SIC Noticias claimed that United were very close to reaching an agreement with Sporting over a transfer fee worth similar to their Premier League rivals’ offering.
A Bola state that the bid slightly exceeds that of Arsenal, and a reunion with Amorim at Old Trafford is an increasingly likely scenario.
The outlet adds that Gyokeres’ desired move to north London is in serious danger of falling through, with Arsenal showing no signs of life in negotiations for a week.
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