Manchester United appoint Amorim as next manager
The Red Devils have reportedly already chosen the Portuguese as their new manager, preferring him to Xavi, who has also been linked to the Old Trafford bench in the last few hours
Ruben Amorim
Manchester, 29 October 2024 – It would be Ruben Amorim, current technician of the Sporting Lisbon, the big favourite for the bench of Manchester United after the dismissal of Erik the Hag. The talks have already begun and are proceeding quickly and it would not be long before the white smoke. The coach has already given his assent, thus leaving the discussions to the two companies.
CAREER
On the Sporting bench since 2020, the 39-year-old has won two Portuguese championships, bringing the title back to Lisbon after a 19-year drought, and three Portuguese League Cups. Already linked to teams of Premier League such as West Ham, which he then chose Lopetegui, and the Liverpool for the post Kloop, Amorim is considered by the Red Devils the ideal figure for the start of a new cycle given his ability to bring results in a short time and to know how to valorize young people.
The interim coach
Meanwhile, for the League Cup challenge against Leicester it will be the legend Ruud van Nistelrooy to lead the team, waiting for the announcement that could come as early as the weekend. The last resistance to overcome is that of Sporting, who will have to find a replacement already at the beginning of the season.
The Post-Ferguson Curse
For United, the curse of a continuous series of failures on the bench after a long and glorious era seems to continue. Ferguson. From Means to ten Hag, passing through Mourinho e Solskjaer, there are many coaches who have been fired for not meeting expectations. Only figures like Van Gaal e Rangnick, despite not having excellent results, have avoided the early interruption of their adventure on the bench of Old Trafford.
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