The north Londoners saw an opening offer of €55m (£46.8m) rejected out of hand by Sportin and are set to return with an improved bid for Gyokeres over the coming days. ‘There is a lot of talks at the moment, most of it is false. I will speak when the time is right,’ Gyokeres told his followers on Instagram last week.

Crooks says that he received a message in the last 24 hours suggesting that this is the route that the forward is looking to take. While the pre-existing relationship with Ruben Amorim is a factor that leans towards United, the fact Arsenal are in the Champions League is thought to draw more weight.