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SPORTING all but confirmed Manchester United will poach Ruben Amorim after announcing the Red Devils will pay his £8.3million release clause.
And now it seems to be when, not if, United will replace Erik ten Hag with the Sporting boss.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Old Trafford board sacked Erik ten Hag on Monday following the 2-1 defeat at West Ham.
And they are wasting no time in trying to find his permanent replacement.
Now Sporting said Manchester United chiefs are already in contact about taking Amorim.
The Lisbon giants even confirmed the official approach with a letter to the Portuguese stock exchange.
But they did not confirm whether they have accepted United’s advances.
As reported by A Bola, Sporting said: “Manchester United has expressed an interest in hiring coach Ruben Amorim, with the Board of Directors of Sporting SAD referring to the terms and conditions set out in the employment contract in force between the Company and the coach, specifically the respective termination clause and the amount of 10m Euros.
“Manchester United has expressed an interest in paying Sporting SAD the amount of the aforementioned clause.”
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‘I was expecting this’ – What Ruben Amorim said about Man Utd job links
RUBEN AMORIM has responded to being linked with a move to Manchester United.
The Sporting Lisbon coach, 39, is reportedly closing in on a deal worth £8million to become Erik ten Hag’s successor.
Just hours after Ten Hag’s dismissed on Monday morning, it emerged Man Utd chiefs were in talks with Amorim as they zero in on the Sporting boss.
But the ex-Braga coach remained tight-lipped on negotiations when quizzed by the media.
He said: “I was already expecting this question [about Man Utd].
“Obviously I’m not going to talk about the future, because otherwise I’ll always have to comment.
“I’m very proud to be Sporting coach, that’s all.”
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