Sporting Lisbon have announced that they have been approached by Manchester United for the services of Ruben Amorim – and that the Premier League club are happy to pay his £8.31million release clause.
Sporting CP made the announcement in a statement on Tuesday.
A statement from the Portuguese club read: ‘1. Manchester United FC expressed interest in hiring coach Rúben 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 for the respective termination clause and for the amount of Euro 10,000,000.00;
‘2. Manchester United FC expressed interest in paying Sporting SAD the value of the aforementioned clause.’
Manchester United parted ways with Erik Ten Hag after he guided United to their worst ever start to a Premier League season, and with three draws from winning positions in the Europa League from three games, results seemingly were not picking up.
Amorim, meanwhile, has picked up plaudits in recent years for his exceptional work in the Portuguese capital, ended Sporting Club’s 19-year wait for a league title in 2020-21, before winning the top-flight again last year.
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