Ruben Amorim opens door to Viktor Gyokeres joining Chelsea after what he’s just admitted as Man United boss

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Chelsea fans may have thought Ruben Amorim would be in charge of Manchester United this weekend, but instead he’s handed them a boost away from the pitch.

Enzo Maresca and his Chelsea side are gearing up for a clash with Manchester United on Sunday afternoon, but it won’t be Ruben Amorim in charge.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to take charge of the fixture for the Red Devils due to Amorim not being able to take charge until around the 24th of November.

The Chelsea boss has a big decision to make when it comes to who operates at left-back, and we believe that Marc Cucurella simply has to be recalled.

One boost that the Blues have received ahead of the game is one on the transfer front, as Ruben Amorim has talked about his stance on a transfer target.

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Ruben Amorim hands Chelsea a transfer boost

The January transfer window will provide the opportunity for Chelsea to really strengthen what is an already big squad, with a couple of areas requiring strengthening.

One area is the striker department, as Nicolas Jackson only has the likes of Joao Felix and Marc Guiu as support, and the former isn’t even a Number nine.

Interestingly, Ruben Amorim has now handed Chelsea a transfer boost, having stated that he doesn’t wish to take Viktor Gyokeres away from Sporting CP.

Viktor Gyokeres interested Chelsea in the summer, and they’ve been told that they can land him for around £58 million.

Speaking courtesy of Fabrizio Romano, Amorim said this.

“I’m not going to come for any Sporting player in January. These years at Sporting have been the best years of my life and I won’t forget that”.

Viktor Gyokeres continues to impress in Portugal

Viktor Gyokeres is the form striker in world football right now.

The striker has scored 20 goals in 16 games this season, and even bagged four against CF Estrela yesterday in the Liga Portugal.

Chelsea fans clearly like what they see from Gyokeres, as many of them compared him to Diego Costa after his Champions League display midweek.

Of course, Amorim not wanting to sign him in January is huge, as he surely would have had the upper hand having supported and helped his rise to stardom.

Manchester United could do with a prolific goalscorer. Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus Hojlund are promising young players, but they just lack that potency in front of goal right now.