Incumbent boss Ruben Amorim says he has not yet decided on his position, while closer Manchester United have expressed interest in appointing him as manager.
Wearing showed on Tuesday that United have made up their minds and are willing to pay Amorim’s €10m (£8.3m) release clause.
Speaking about his team’s 3-1 Portuguese League Cup quarter-final win against Nacional on Tuesday night, Amorim told SportTV:, external “There is nothing decided yet. I don’t know if it will be the farewell game or not.”
Soon at an information convention he added: “There is interest from Manchester United, there is the payment of a contract term and when I have something more solid I will come here and say my position, because it will be my choice.”
“Now I haven’t decided everything, for one reason or another, I won’t be able to say much more.”
Amorim added that he will be training on Wednesday to prepare for Friday’s league match against Estrela da Amadora.
Asked if he would be on the Old Trafford bench for Manchester United’s game against Chelsea on Sunday, Amorim said: “I will be able to be here.” But when pressed he added: “I don’t know.”
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says United would get a top manager in Amorim.
“The only thing I can talk about is the experience of playing against Ruben’s Wearing Lisbon team twice, a season or two ago, and the strength was really excellent,” said the Spaniard. a press conference.
“And look this season, he is undefeated and has won every match in the Portuguese League and the Champions League. [they have] the same problems as us. So a senior supervisor.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen, because what happened here, according to my experience, doesn’t mean it will work for others. The coach, the team, the club, the structures, the physiotherapists, the doctors, the players.” “There are many things.”