Ruben Amorim wants a striker who runs in space behind the opposing defence. The striker Amorim has trained to do just that, Viktor Gyökeres, has 44 percent of his runs behind the opponents’ defensive line, at United Højlund has 35 percent of his runs in the same area. The Swede has been heavily linked with Manchester United following Amorim’s move from Sporting, but United supporters’ enthusiasm for bringing Amorim’s goal-teller to Old Trafford is likely to turn to disappointment.
It is The Athletic that takes us through an analysis of the situation. Demands for the buyout clause of 100 million euros are not chiseled in stone, Sporting are said to be willing to “moderate” themselves to accept bids of 70 million euros.
The English media claim this will not make Gyökeres signing any more likely for Man United. The Swede wants to go to a Champions League club, 70 million euros for a player who turns 27 this summer, is out of the question for United. There is a stated strategy at United to bet the big money on younger players on the rise.
The sum of this leads the English media to categorize a Gyökeres signing as unlikely.
