Man Utd's Amorim appointment chances boosted as Sporting line up ...
A delegation from Manchester United is expected to be in Lisbon on Tuesday night for further talks with the Portuguese manager.
NEXT MAN UP: Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim. Picture: MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP via Getty Images
Tue, 29 Oct, 2024 - 15:23
Manchester United’s hopes of appointing Rúben Amorim as their manager have increased with Sporting agreeing a deal with João Pereira to take over from the 39-year-old.
The Premier League club entered talks with Amorim’s representatives after sacking Erik ten Hag on Monday, with a three-year deal worth about £6.5m a season on the table. Amorim has a release clause of £8.3m for “a big club” and double that for a lesser club.
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. He is the coach of Sporting’s reserves and was endorsed by Amorim in May.
“João Pereira is making his mark [with the B team] and I think he is an excellent coach,” he said. “He has everything it takes to become coach of the first team here.”
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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