Manchester United, an English Premier League club, confirmed this Friday the signing of the Portuguese Rúben Amorim as the new coach, replacing the Dutchman Erik Ten Hag, who was fired last Monday.
Amorim, 39, has coached Sporting de Portugal since 2020 and with the Lisbon team has won two league titles, two cups and a Portuguese Super Cup. Before, he won another Portuguese Cup at Sporting Braga. United has paid the 10 million euros of the termination clause plus an additional million to acquire the services of the Portuguese coach, who has signed a two and a half year contract, until the summer of 2027, with the option of an additional one.
Ten Hag, who had been at United since April 2022, was fired this Monday after poor results in the Premier League and Europa League, and was temporarily replaced by former Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy, who took charge of the team. in the 5-2 victory in the League Cup round of 16 against Leicester City.
Amorim will join United on November 11 during the international break
Amorim is Manchester United’s sixth permanent manager since Alex Ferguson left in 2013, following David Moyes, Louis Van Gaal, José Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ten Hag. In addition, he is the first signed under the mandate of Jim Ratcliffe, owner of INEOS and 27.7% of the club.
United’s intention was for Amorim to begin leading the team ahead of this weekend’s game against Chelsea. However, Van Nistelrooy will remain in charge of operations for the moment and the Portuguese will join on November 11, before the next national team football break in November.
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