A player who seemed to be very close to signing for Arsenal has emerged as a candidate for Manchester United

SPORT.com has all the latest news, updates, views and reaction from around the footballing world. Arsenal have confirmed the arrival of Noni Madueke from Chelsea in a £52 million move.

On Sunday, multiple major Portuguese outlets claimed that Manchester United were going to try and hijack Arsenal’s stalling deal for Gyökeres. The Red Devils were even described as “quite close” to striking an agreement with Sporting CP, who have thus far failed to find common ground with the Gunners.

Arsenal let Premier League titles slip through their grasp in the last couple of years but the arrival of top-quality signings will make a difference this season, said defender Gabriel Magalhaes.

Manchester United remain keen admirers of Benjamin Sesko as their search for a new striker continues. The Red Devils begun their pre-season campaign against Leeds United on Saturday having made just two significant additions to their squad.

Transfer news LIVE!Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool are all expected to bolster their attacking options before the start of the new Premier League season. It has already been a busy summer transfer window for the Gunners with four new arrivals which should soon become five with an official announcement for Cristhian Mosquera.

According to Portuguese outlet SIC Noticias, Ruben Amorim's Manchester United have come out of nowhere and are very close to an agreement with Sporting for Gyokeres. The report claims that with values of the deal are very close to those negotiated with Arsenal, meaning the Red Devils will likely pay around £55m for the Sweden international.