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No surprises about this one. Ruben Amorim’s decision to join Manchester United will link a lot of Portugal-based players to the club.
His work with Gyökeres at Sporting quickly bore fruit and the readiness of the striker means he could be an effective solution for a Red Devils team that has scored only 12 Premier League goals in 11 matches this season. That’s the same as newly promoted Ipswich Town, who have one win.
United’s problem isn’t a new one. They never adequately replaced Cristiano Ronaldo, who despite slowing down, put together a 24-goal season across the Premier League and Champions League upon his first season back.
Rasmus Hojlund is a talented and hard-working striker, but he is not going to score buckets of goals at this stage of his career. Joshua Zirkzee is still settling and seems caught between being a striker and a floaty, hard-to-pin down No. 10. Both are young and need nurturing, something Amorim is proven to excel at.
Yet, the new boss needs reinforcements immediately if he’s going to settle. Gyökeres is a proven entity, a ready-made finisher who would elevate the confidence of a United attack that has the erratic Marcus Rashford as its figurehead.