Ruben Amorim won his first game as Manchester United manager, but he still led Sporting. Under the four-goal goal of Swedish striker Viktor Gyökeres, Portuguese defeated Amadora 5-1 and continued to lead the Portuguese Super League standings with a record of 10 wins.
Sky Sports Germany's Florian Plettenberg has revealed that United are not currently involved in the transfer race for the 26-year-old Djekereish, but that could change with Amorim in charge. According to sources, Amorim is a big admirer of Djekereish, with the Swedish centre-forward scoring 59 goals and providing 23 assists in his 65 games in charge.
Last season, Djekereish had the highest number of goals and assists among any player in European football, with 58 passes ahead of Bayern Munich's Harry Kane (56).
Currently, four clubs are competing for Djekereish, including Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea, who have broken his contract for a whopping £85 million, or €100 million. But Plettenberg said that a transfer fee of 60 million to 70 million euros next summer would be enough to take him away.
In a recent fan survey conducted by the Manchester Evening News, participants believe that Amorim first needs to bring in a left-back, 35% of whom think this is a priority, and the second place is the striker! Although Manchester United spent £200 million on signings in the summer window, including the introduction of Dutch centre-forward Joshua Zirkze, he has only scored one goal so far, and his ability to grab points and shoot has been questioned.
United have spent more than £100 million over the past two seasons to bring in Hojlund and Zilkze, but are likely to continue to spend money. Having played in England and before joining Sporting with the likes of Coventry, Brighton and Swansea, Sporting spent a record €20 million to sign him and now has the chance to make a big profit.
Against Amadora, Dzhekerish scored a hat-trick in the first half of 20 minutes. After the game, he was also asked if he would follow Amorim to Manchester United, to which the Swedish striker replied: "Go to Manchester United with Amorim? I don't know, I'm still here. As you can see, I'm enjoying Sporting in Portugal a lot, I don't think about anything else. I am very saddened by his departure, but we wish him all the best."
In addition to scoring many goals, Jekeresh is also famous for his masked celebrations, revealing that his signature celebration was inspired by the villain Bane in the movie "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises", who is a mysterious mercenary in mask shape, who gains immense power through venom, and the mask is one of the sources of his power.
Following Amorim's association with Manchester United, a number of Portuguese Sporting players have been the protagonists of a move to Manchester United. It's not just Djekereish, but also Portuguese centre-back Goncalo Inacio, England winger Marcus Edwards, Portuguese winger Pedro Goncalves and the 17-year-oldYoungster Geovany Quenda.
In the club's history, Portuguese players have made a huge contribution, not to mention Cristiano Ronaldo, but Nani and current captain Bruno Fernandes are also from the Lisbon Lions.
United's first-team squad includes right-back Diogu Dalow and centre-back Victor Lindelof from Portuguese giants Porto and Benfica respectively. In the future, the Portuguese are likely to grow at Old Trafford.