Manchester United are reportedly working on a deal to hire Porto Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim as the team’s subsequent supervisor, a role left vacant near Erik ten Hag, was sacked on Monday.
Although United is still in the early stages of searching for Ten Hag’s successor, the club is willing to pay a release clause of around $10 million for Amorim’s services and the leader himself does not hide having conversations, according to The Athletic. . It is still unclear how temporarily United can or will manage to make a deal to hire an impeccable manager, be it Amorim or anyone else. Meanwhile, ten Hag worker Ruud van Nistelrooy will take care of the staff.
Amorim, 39, is considered an emerging managerial skill in Europe who is closer to making a name for himself in his home Portugal. He has spent most of his managerial career with Carrying, who hired him in March 2020 and had great fortune under his leadership, winning the Primeira Liga in the 2021-22 season and the 2023-24 season. The league title at the end of the 2021-22 season ended a 19-year drought in a league long ruled by Benfica and Porto. They are at the top of this season’s standings with an excellent nine wins out of nine and are currently eighth in the UEFA Champions League standings with seven points out of nine.
Amorim prefers to play its groups in a 3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1 formation with defensive stability and desire for ownership, and to date has a versatile attacking technique. He has also worked with a handful of players who went straight to sign for government clubs in Europe, such as United’s Manuel Ugarte and Manchester Town’s Matheus Nunes.
His good fortune in recent years has already seen him linked with some high-profile jobs in England, including Liverpool and West Ham. Amorim was considered the favorite to triumph over Jurgen Klopp in Liverpool until Arne Slot packed the event, although he later traveled to London to discuss his opening duties, but later branded the shuttle in April a “mistake” for the time.
Regardless of Amorim’s CV, he would have his work cut out for him at United. Not only do they sit in 14th park with three wins in their first nine games, their worst start to a season in 35 years, their problems are bigger than the leader. The team has cobbled together a squad that lacks high-quality players and usually consists of underperforming players. Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes are the only players with any goals or assists this season, until high-profile players like Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund were out of shape for over a year.
United, led these days by Van Nistelrooy, will play again on Sunday, after hosting Chelsea’s 5th park.
