Ruben Amorim drops major hint over Man United’s potential move for Viktor Gyokeres – as departing Sporting Lisbon boss reveals when the in-form striker will leave the club

Ruben Amorim has dropped a huge hint as to whether Man United will pursue Viktor Gyokeres after the striker scored a hat-trick in Sporting Lisbon’s thumping victory over Manchester City.

The Swede continued his stunning form under Amorim as the Sporting head coach oversaw a 4-1 win in his final home match ahead of his move to Man United.

Phil Foden had given Man City the lead in the fourth minute but Gyokeres replied with three goals – two from the penalty spot – to help inspire Sporting’s shock win. 

There’s been plenty of discussion surrounding the former Brighton and Coventry striker amid his fine goalscoring form and some have suggested Amorim may look to bring him to Old Trafford.

Now, the Portuguese boss has broken his silence on the matter and revealed when he expects Gyokeres to leave Sporting. 

Ruben Amorim then dropped a hint over the Swedish international’s future at the club

Speaking after the match, according to A Bola, Amorim said: ‘If I start joking about this Gyokeres situation I’ll get in trouble. 

‘This is my city, this is my country, so I’ll respect it. Viktor has to stay until the end of the season and then his life will probably go somewhere else’.

Though a January move for the Sweden international appears to be off the table, Amorim appeared to hint that he could launch a summer move for Gyokeres.

Earlier in the night, United legend Rio Ferdinand tipped Gyokeres to follow Amorim to United after his stunning hat-trick against the Red Devils’ local rivals. 

‘The recruitment teams in all the clubs in the Premier League must be scratching their heads about how they let him get away,’ Ferdinand said.

‘He hasn’t had a conventional route, his route to the top hasn’t been straightforward.

‘He was at Brighton as a kid, sold to Coventry, went on loan to Swansea, goes back to Coventry and does well, then goes to Sporting Lisbon.

‘He has had a journey where he has had to build himself and create what he is now. 

Gyokeres’ overall tally at Sporting now standing at 63 goals in 66 games

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‘You think ‘How has he been allowed to get out?’, all of a sudden when are seeing what he has got, maybe he has grown into what he is, the confidence, stature he has, the physicality, he might have had to wait for that to come.

‘A few times today he blew away from players, holding people off.’

The hat-trick took Gyokeres’ tally for the season to 23 goals in 17 matches this season, with his overall tally at Sporting now standing at 63 in 66 games.