Viktor Gyokeres is being pursued by Arsenal and Manchester United and his relationship with Sporting Lisbon has crumbled in the past few weeks amid competing agendas

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Record claim that United may have had a better chance at signing him had Amorim fought to keep Swedish defender Lindelof, who shares Hasan Cetinkaya as an agent with Gyokeres, but the Portuguese allowed the centre-back's contract to expire without complaint.

Viktor Gyokeres is set to leave Sporting but his exit is becoming more and more bitter with the striker having now sent a legal letter to the club.

Arsenal are thought to be nearing an agreement for Gyokeres as a deal for the Swedish striker worth an initial €63.5million (£54.86m) plus a further €10m (£8.64m) in add-ons is has been in place for over a week.

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