Sporting Lisbon goalscoring sensation Viktor Gyokeres has been urged to snub Manchester United and join another Premier League club instead. United are believed to be leading the race to sign Gyokeres,

Manchester United have been told to start negotiating the signing of Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting CP with an eye to capturing him in the January transfer window.Gyokeres will cost the full value of his €100 million release clause when the transfer window opens in four weeks,

The Portuguese coach has already informed the Man Utd board that he feels the squad needs strengthening before it can compete for trophies and striker reinforcements is one of his top priorities