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 said the
39-year-old would stay with the Portuguese league leaders for their next three
games, including next week’s Champions League match 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 24.
Sky Sports said it was
understood the Premier League club had paid Sporting an extra one million euros
over and above his 10 million euro ($11 million) exit clause for an early
release.
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 boss 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 spending heavily in the
transfer market in the summer, Ten Hag paid the price for United’s poor start
to the season.
Prior to the win against
Leicester, they had won just one of their past eight games in all competitions.
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