Manchester United Set To Announce Amorim As New Manager

Ruben Amorim is expected to be confirmed as Manchester United’s new manager on Thursday after the club reached an agreement with Sporting Lisbon, reports said.

The Athletic reported that the 39-year-old will remain with the Portuguese league leaders for their upcoming three matches, including next week’s Champions League clash against Manchester City.

He is expected to take charge at Old Trafford during the November international break, with his first game set to be United’s away trip to Ipswich on November 24th.

Sky Sports reported that the Premier League club is believed to have paid Sporting an additional one million euros on top of his 10 million euro (£8.3m) release clause for an early exit.

Sporting issued a statement to the Lisbon stock exchange on Tuesday confirming United were willing to meet the release clause.

United pulled the plug on Erik ten Hag’s two-year reign as manager on Monday after a 2-1 defeat by West Ham left them 14th in the Premier League.

Amorim quickly emerged as United’s number one option.

United caretaker, Ruud van Nistelrooy, oversaw a 5-2 victory against Leicester in the fourth round of the League Cup on Wednesday.

“I came here as an assistant to help the club,” said Van Nistelrooy.

“I’m helping as long as I’m needed and in the future, in any capacity, I’m here to help the club build towards the future.”

Despite making substantial investments in the transfer market over the summer, Ten Hag faced consequences for United’s disappointing start to the season.

Before the victory against Leicester, they had secured only one win in their last eight matches across all competitions.