Man Utd news LIVE: Ruben Amorim gives update after release clause is triggered

Manchester United have expressed interest in signing Ruben Amorim and paying the Sporting Lisbon coach’s release clause, the Portuguese club have confirmed.

Following the sacking of Erik ten Hag on Monday, the Red Devils acted quickly to identify the Portuguese as their next manager at Old Trafford.

And in an official statement, Sporting has informed the Portuguese financial regulator, as the club is listed on the stock exchange, of United’s position as negotiations continue.

The Portuguese club said: “Manchester United have expressed interest in signing Rúben Amorim and paying his €10 million release clause.”

Amorim could now be in action when United face Chelsea in Sunday’s Premier League game.

Ten Hag was sacked as United’s first-team coach on Monday after a disappointing start to the season.

After their fourth league defeat of the season against West Ham on Sunday, they slipped to 14th in the Premier League table.

Speculation over the Dutchman’s position had increased in recent weeks and Ferdinand admitted he was not surprised to see the coach leave.

Ruben Amorim is in talks to become the next manager of Manchester United. The 39-year-old will now finally take the next step in his coaching career after his impressive work saw him linked with some of the biggest jobs in Europe at Sporting Lisbon.

The Portuguese is considering the possibility of replacing Erik ten Hag as United negotiate his transfer fee with Sporting. United’s football department have put Amorim at the top of their list and hope he can be persuaded to leave Sporting mid-season.

If United are successful, they will appoint a manager who has been one of the most sought-after coaches in Europe over the last year.

Manchester United are in talks to appoint Ruben Amorim, with the Sporting CP head coach apparently considering the possibility. The Old Trafford hierarchy have put the 39-year-old at the top of their list after not considering him in the summer. They are also ready to negotiate a transfer fee with the Portuguese club.

United are trying to convince Amorim of the opportunity this job offers, which would almost look like a fresh start. With interest increasing since the start of the season, Amorim was famously hesitant about leaving Sporting mid-season. The Portuguese have brought the club back to glory and have already taken them to the top of the table, which would be their third title after 2020-21 and 2023-24.

De Gea left United in 2023 after contract negotiations with the club failed. Erik ten Hag had made it clear he intended to sign a goalkeeper who specialized in the ball at his feet, and United brought in Andre Onana in the summer.

It says much about Manchester United’s decision on Monday to sack Erik ten Hag, as well as the club’s longstanding indecision, that even the Dutch coach’s big win offered reasons for a move. In the days leading up to the FA Cup final in May, the Dutch coach insisted he was going head-to-head with Manchester City. Only after hours of internal debate led by Darren Fletcher did Ten Hag give in. He had to be told to use a different tactic.

United continued to stick with the coach, even though the decision to change was largely made before the final. This attitude was reflected in the fact that in the following weeks they essentially interviewed Ten Hag for his own job, a first major step by the new Ineos football leadership. It immediately undermined another season. United’s multi-headed hierarchy ultimately couldn’t decide on the right replacement, which remains a problem. This, along with the initial emotion from fans, was the only reason the decision was delayed until now.

In a unanimous decision by the club’s new hierarchy, the Independent It is understood that United decided that neither the results nor the performances were good enough to give them a reason to continue at Ten Hag.

United had moved to extend the Dutchman’s contract by a year – but only after discussions with numerous other managers – and in September new chief executive Omar Berrada said they were “fully behind him”, while sporting director Dan Ashworth also backed Ten Hag.

There was a time when Manchester United came to West Ham, Wayne Rooney shot from 57 meters and scored. Many comparisons with the past can damn this United team, but a decade later Diogo Dalot arrived at West Ham, aimed at an unguarded goal from eight yards and missed. Whether it was excruciating or just amusing depends on your perspective, but it was costly in summing up Manchester United’s self-destructive streak.

They managed to lose a game in which they had been absurdly and astonishingly dominant before the break. Dalot was the worst perpetrator, but not the only one. “I collected six or seven 100 percent chances that we should have scored,” said Erik Ten Hag. “But in football the best team doesn’t always win.” And United’s best half of the season still resulted in a fourth defeat.

Sporting CP boss Ruben Amorim has addressed the reports linking him with the vacant managerial position at Manchester United and says “nothing has been decided”.

He spoke to the media after his side’s 3-1 win over Nacional in the Portuguese League Cup on Tuesday night, but refused to confirm whether he will be the man to replace Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford.

“Nothing has been decided yet. “I don’t know whether it’s the farewell game or not,” said the 39-year-old when asked whether it was the last time he was in charge of a Sporting game.