Man Utd scout watches Viktor Gyokeres score for Sweden as transfer chase intensifies

Manchester United have stepped up their interest in striker Viktor Gyokeres, with a scout watching on as he starred for in the .

have long been linked with a move for Gyokeres, who has scored 66 goals in 68 games for since joining from Coventry in 2023. And talk of a potential move to Old Trafford has only increased since manager left Sporting to take charge of United.

And according to a report from the , United sent scout Sergio Souza to Stockholm to watch Gyokeres in action for Sweden. The 26-year-old impressed during the game, netting Sweden's opener as they beat Slovakia 2-1.

The report states that European giants and are also considering summer moves for the striker. Both Amorim and Gyokeres have been in recent weeks.

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"If I start joking about this Gyokeres situation I'll get in trouble," Amorim was quoted as saying by Portuguese outlet . "This is my city, this is my country, so I'll respect it. Viktor has to stay until the end of the season and then his life will probably go somewhere else."

Gyokeres, meanwhile, told Fotbollskanalen: "He [Amorim] probably has some strikers there already, so we'll see. No, he hasn't [asked me to join him]. It's fun but nothing I attach any importance to because it’s talk and nothing concrete.

"It's very sad that he's leaving, but of course we understand his decision. He has of course meant a lot [to me] considering that he gave me that chance and that he made me develop so much. Now we look forward to working with the new coach."

Amorim has ruled out a January swoop for any of his Sporting players, but United are expected to back him next summer. "In January I'm not going to get anyone from Sporting. That's what I said," he admitted earlier this month.

"In the summer I don't know what I'm going to do. The main point is to hold on until the summer. Second point, you can see that Sporting players are great players. Let's see what will happen."

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