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

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.

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.