Speaking to France Football, Gyokeres said: "It's football, you never know. I'm not thinking about it (his departure), we'll see what happens. If something is going to happen, it will happen. The most important thing for me is to play for a club that really wants me."

Central to Gyökeres’s frustrations is a belief that he had an agreement with Sporting president Frederico Varandas to sell him for a certain fee, believed to be around €70 million (£60.4 million, $82 million). Varandas has publicly insisted Gyökeres will not be sold for such a price.

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Gyökeres’s final home outing under Amorim’s watch saw him plunder a hat-trick against Manchester City in the Champions League. The defending Portuguese champions were unbeaten across all competitions at the time Amorim was poached by United.