Treble winner speaks on Amorim potentially bringing £62M star to Manchester United

Manchester United Treble winner Teddy Sheringham has given his thoughts on Ruben Amorim bring Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres to old Trafford possibly at the end of the season.

Over the past few transfer windows, the Manchester United board have backed the manager and spent some insane money, but the players that have been brought to the club have not improved the side enough to close the gap on the top three or four teams.

Ruben Amorim is now in charge of the club after the sacking of Erik Ten Hag and there has been alot of speculation in the media that the club will look to raid his former club and bring striker Gyokeres to the Premier League.

Last season Gyokeres was in sensational form for Sporting Lisbon and broke the 40 goal barrier for the Portuguese giants, he already has more than 30 goals and is fully established as one of the most dangerous strikers in the game, and a player that Amorim would like at United.

But while he clearly rates the Sporting goal machine, Sheringham doesn’t think United should go in for him – He told BoyleSports: Man Utd signing Viktor Gyokeres would be harsh on Rasmus Hojlund.

“Hojlund has been feeding off scraps for the last 18 months and I think he’s done very well to find himself on the score sheet in the amount of times that he has.

“Gyokeres might be a slight step up but when you go out and spend the money they did on Hojlund instead of going for Harry Kane at the time, they obviously think he’s a good player.

“He’s still learning his trade and he’s still a young man. Gyokeres is proven in Portugal but the Premier League is a different game, especially when it comes to stepping up week in and week out.

“His confidence is high in Portugal but it would take time to adapt for him and bringing him in would also harm Hojlund’s prospects.”