Man Utd ‘open talks to sign Gyokeres’ in bid to reunite the star with Amorim

Manchester United have started talks to sign Viktor Gyokeres this summer, according to a report.

Gyokeres is one of the most in-form and sought-after stars in Europe at the moment, having scored 24 goals in just 21 appearances in all competitions so far this season.

These figures include five Champions League goals in as many games, with the Swede scoring a hat-trick against United's rivals, Manchester City, in Europe last month.

All his good form at the Portuguese club came under new United boss Ruben Amorim, who took the 26-year-old from a Championship star in England to the most in-form striker in European football.

In total, he scored 66 times in 68 games under Amorim, and is now worth far more than the £19.5 million club record fee Sporting Lisbon paid for him just over a year ago.

And according to Sky's Florian Plettenberg, talks have now begun over a possible move to Old Trafford, but United will have to sell before they can do business.

It seems certain that Gyokeres will leave Sporting in the summer after announcing himself on the world stage over the past year and a half, but the destination remains unclear.

A move to United would see him reunite with Amorim, with the 39-year-old putting pen to paper on a two-and-a-half-year deal as he replaces Erik ten Hag.

The Red Devils could be on the hunt for a new striker, with Marcus Rashford currently playing up front despite spending most of his recent years on the sidelines.

Joshua Zirkzee scored for the first time in the Premier League since the opening day of the season on Sunday when he grabbed a brace in the 4-0 win over Everton, but he was deployed deeper into the match.

Rasmus Hojlund, who paid United £72m last year, came on as a substitute in both of Amorim's Premier League games but did not come off the bench on Sunday.

The Dane scored a goal in the Europa League against Bodo/Glimt on Thursday evening.

And while Amorim is a Sporting and Gyokeres connection at United, there are also former representatives of the Portuguese side at United's rivals Manchester City.

Sporting director of football Huge Viana will leave the club at the end of the season to join City and Pep Guardiola, and is keen to take his current star player with him.