Gyokeres' agent Hasan Cetinkaya believes Sporting made a gentleman's agreement that the forward could leave the club for £59m, after he rejected transfer interest last summer. He has an £85m release clause but the Portuguese club were said to have agreed for him to depart for much less.

At present it is Darwin Nunez who occupies Liverpool's No.9 shirt, however that fact could quickly change as Arne Slot's transfer masterplan looks to enter its next phase. High on the agenda is a new striker and the Uruguayan may be moved on in order to make this a possibility.

LIVERPOOL look set to battle Manchester  United  and  Arsenal for Viktor Gyokeres with their pursuit of fellow Swede Alexander  Isak  looking  doomed. Reds boss Arne Slot is desperate to sign a