Manchester United have also been strongly linked with Gyokeres, with the player having thrived under the management of Ruben Amorim at Sporting CP and arguably playing the best football of his career under the 39-year-old coach.
However, upon his arrival at Old Trafford, Amorim had vowed not to raid his former club in the January window at least, though could offer no promises in the long term.
And were he given his pick of any Sporting stars, Gyokeres would surely be right at the very front of his wishlist.
That said, United are working with extremely limited financial resources as the Red Devils battle to stay on the right side of the Premier League’s strict Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
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As a result, trusted journalist Ben Jacobs has made clear that United simply do not have the resources to move for Gyokeres now, despite a widespread acknowledgement that they would love to bring the striker in.
“There’s been no outreach to Sporting yet, but what we can say is that Gyokeres price has dropped from his €100 million release clause down to something in the region of €70m,” Jacobs told FourFourTwo.
“He is a bit more affordable and certainly has lower wages and agent fees compared to another historical Manchester United target in Victor Osimhen, but they might look for something more economical or potentially within the Premier League.”
And their hopes had been lifted by claims that the striker, who has just 18 months remaining of his deal with Juventus, does not have a strong relationship with Bianconerri coach Thiago Motta.
One deal that the Gunners may have been confident of getting over the line – albeit in the summer – was for Martin Zubimendi, and amid claims earlier this week in the Daily Mail that a deal was already in place to sign the Real Sociedad midfielder.
One man who expects Arsenal to act though this month is Declan Rice and he has dropped a little tease of what to expect from the Gunners, while also trolling Tottenham in the wake of Wednesday’s 2-1 win.
Viktor Gyokeres’ impressive goalscoring stats this season
Viktor Gyokeres stats this season
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