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Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim is keen on a reunion with Viktor Gyokeres, according to the Italian media, but Chelsea are a major threat while the chances of Joshua Zirkzee leaving at the end of the season have also been analysed.

One of the areas that Man Utd are keen on strengthening in the summer transfer window is attack. Rasmus Hojlund is only 22 and has been linked with an exit from Old Trafford, having managed just 24 goals in 82 matches in all competitions for the Red Devils. Zirkzee is not a natural number nine and is himself relatively young at the age of 23.

TEAMtalk’s transfer correspondent Fraser Fletcher reported on March 18 that Man Utd are keen on signing a new striker this summer.

Ipswich Town star Liam Delap is a target for the Red Devils, while Victor Osimhen, now on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli, is also a player that Man Utd like.

Fraser Fletcher reported on March 14 that Man Utd are pursuing Gyokeres, and it has now emerged that Red Devils boss Amorim is personally keen on a deal for the Sporting CP striker.

Amorim worked with Gyokeres at Portuguese giants Sporting, and, according to Calciomercato, the Man Utd boss is “pushing to bring” the Sweden international striker to Old Trafford.

Described by his former Swansea City and Coventry City team-mate Jake Bidwell as an ”unstoppable” striker who plays with “aggression” in The Manchester Evening News in November 2024, the 26-year-old has scored 40 goals and given 10 assists in 41 appearances already this season.

While Man Utd would love to have Gyokeres in their team from next season, CalcioMercato has revealed that Chelsea could challenge their Premier League rivals for the Swedish star, who scored 43 goals and gave 15 assists in 50 matches in all competitions last season.

The report has noted that Chelsea have already agreed deals to sign Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo from Sporting, with the latter currently on loan at Las Palmas.

Interestingly, Amorim wanted Quenda at Man Utd, but it was Chelsea who managed to convince the player and Sporting to do a deal with them instead.

Trusted journalist Fabrizio Romano also recently revealed the fee that any club, including Man Utd, would have to pay for Gyokeres – it is less than his release clause.

Romano noted on his YouTube channel: “For Viktor Gyokeres you should not follow the release clause anymore. The release clause is €100m, that’s the official contract, but there is a pact between the player, agents and Sporting directly with the president to let Viktor Gyokeres leave in the summer for a different transfer fee.

“So not €100m (£83.9m) which was the fee in January, but in the summer to respect the player who accepted to stay at Sporting for one more season (2024/25) and to stay in January despite Ruben Amorim leaving, the price will be different.