Liverpool are expected to be in the market for a striker next summer. Arne Slot is not convinced about the options he has in his squad and the club are assessing several forward options for the transfer window at the end of the season.
Darwin Nunez has failed to convince the new Liverpool manager and he is not seen as a player who can ever become a reliable number 9 for the Merseyside giants.
Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes and his recruitment team have gone to work to try and identify transfer targets for next summer and several forwards are on their radar.
Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak has emerged as a shock target due to his contract tussle at St. James’ Park. Liverpool are also seriously considering snapping up Eintracht Frankfurt attacker Omar Marmoush next summer.
Viktor Gyokeres has been the most in-demand striker in Europe this season and he has also been on the Liverpool shortlist for a move at the end of the season.
However, the pursuit of the Swedish attacker is going to be more complicated as it seems the striker has made up his mind about which club he wants to join next summer.
Gyokeres has his heart set on a reunion
Ruben Amorim signed Gyokeres for Sporting Lisbon from Coventry City and he turned the Swede into one of the most lethal strikers in Europe.
Amorim is now the Manchester United head coach and he wants to sign a striker for the Old Trafford outfit next summer.
His preference is to sign the Sporting Lisbon hitman and according to the Sun, Gyokeres wants to reunite with his former manager.
The Swede credits Amorim for the player he has become and is keen to move to Manchester United to work under the Portuguese again.
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It has been claimed that Gyokeres has his heart set on a move to Old Trafford as Amorim is the biggest deciding factor for him.
The Manchester United head coach wants a striker who can adapt to his ways quickly and believes Gyokeres has the game to take the Premier League by storm.
Liverpool are also interested in the striker but it seems they are set to lose out on him to their most bitter Premier League rivals.
