The Old Trafford side also has the advantage of having Ruben Amorim on the sidelines, the former coach of the Portuguese team and the man responsible for guiding the Swedish national team striker through the two best seasons of his career.

The progression in this transfer is a boost to those hoping Arsenal would complete a deal for Gyokeres. Sporting would be believed only to be moving ahead with talks for their rep

Not long after we’d published Sunday’s edition of The Daily Viktor Gyökeres, the Portuguese media decided to check if we were truly working over the weekend and sent out, almost in unison and over a period of 30 minutes,

Mikel Arteta said he was happy that Arsenal had signed a number of top-quality players in the early stages of the transfer window, and that they had given the Premier League club impetus to raise their level in the coming season.

Rúben Amorim’s Sporting remain firm on their valuation, as “the proposal presented by the club managed by Ruben Amorim will be slightly higher than that of Arsenal and will always be worth between 70 and 80 million euros.

However, Vivell is understood to have now eased concerns over Sesko by giving the RB Leipzig No.30 his backing, although Premier League rivals could still steal a march on the Red Devils. Arsenal are close to signing Viktor Gyokeres, so the Gunners will not be rivalling Manchester United.

Bryan Mbeumo has taken another step closer to completing his £71million transfer from Brentford to Manchester United. The Red Devils have been pursuing the player for quite some time as Ruben Amorim looks to overhaul his ailing front line.