Sporting have confirmed Manchester United have made an approach for their head coach, Rúben Amorim, in a stock market statement
Club release statement to market commissionhave made an approach for their head coach, Rúben Amorim. In a statement to the Securities Market Commission in Lisbon on Tuesday they said the Premier League club “had expressed an interest” in hiring the 39-year-old and that United are prepared to pay the release clause of €10m .on Monday, with a three-year deal worth about £6.5m a season on the table. Amorim has a release clause of £8.
United are expected to have a three-person delegation in Lisbon on Tuesday night for further talks, according to the Portuguese outlet A Bola. Sporting are resigned to losing Amorim, having held on to him in the summer when Liverpool and West Ham were among the clubs looking for a manager, and feel Pereira is the perfect replacement.Pereira, a former right-back, had three spells as a player at the Alvalade and won the league with Amorim in 2021.
The 40-year-old Pereira, who won 40 caps for Portugal between 2010 and 2014, was appointed assistant coach of the under-23s for the 2021-22 season, before taking charge of the team the following season. He moved up to the reserves at the start of this campaign. They are fifth in their league, Liga 3 Serie B.
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