Manchester United intend to finalize a deal with Ruben Amorim to become their new manager in time for the Sporting CP manager to take over in Sunday’s Premier League game against Chelsea, sources told ESPN.
Amorim, 39, was named by United bosses on Monday as first choice to replace Erik ten Hag after two-and-a-half years in charge, after a 2-1 defeat at West Ham that dropped the team to 14th place. It is being table.
And United are willing to pay the 10 million euros (approximately $10.7 million) release clause in Amorim’s contract with Portuguese champions Sporting, so a deal could be reached before this weekend’s clash with Chelsea at Old Trafford. Sources said that there is a sex.
Sporting will face Nacional in the Taca da Liga quarter-finals at the Estadio José Alvalade on Tuesday night, and reports in Portugal have claimed that Sporting will not allow a United delegation to come to Lisbon to accelerate post-match negotiations. I told them that I was looking forward to it.
Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was hired as assistant manager at The Hag in the summer, has been named interim head coach by United until a permanent appointment is made, with the former United and Real Madrid forward joining Leicester in the Carabao Cup. He will take command against City. At Old Trafford on Wednesday.
However, if negotiations between Sporting and Amorim go well, the match against Leicester is likely to be Van Nistelrooy’s only game as manager.
Amorim has led Sporting to two league titles since joining the club from Braga in 2020. Before Amorim took over, Sporting had endured a 19-year wait to end their title drought.
The former Portugal midfielder was considered by Liverpool, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and West Ham for the vacant managerial position last season, but committed his future to Sporting at the end of last season.
However, according to reports in Portugal, Sporting are preparing for Amorim’s departure this week by appointing B team coach Joao Pereira as manager for the remainder of the season.
