Manchester United have been handed a blow in their hopes of signing Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres this summer, with the player reportedly ready to turn down the chance of a move to Old Trafford.

Manchester United have eyed up both Victor Osimhen and Viktor Gyokeres this summer with the Sporting Lisbon star now rejecting the chance to move to Old Trafford

It was at that point that the entire saga took a turn. Sporting CP president Frederico Varandas accused Gyökeres’s agent of “blackmail” and rejected the existence of an agreement which would see the striker sold for well below his €100 million (£85.1 million, $115.4 million) release clause.