On Sunday, multiple major Portuguese outlets claimed that Manchester United were going to try and hijack Arsenal’s stalling deal for Gyökeres. The Red Devils were even described as “quite close” to striking an agreement with Sporting CP, who have thus far failed to find common ground with the Gunners.

Arsenal and Mikel Arteta are closing in on the signing of Viktor Gyokeres but Sporting CP are yet to ratify the deal and there's a spanner in the works for the Portuguese giants

Sporting are eyeing Almeria's Luis Suarez as their ideal replacement for Viktor Gyokeres amid ongoing transfer discussions with Arsenal and a £63.5million deal that has continued to drag