Newscenter Media News Sporting Lisbon of Portugal have confirmed that Manchester United are interested in their manager Ruben Amorim as replacement for Erik ten Hag.
The Red Devils showed the door to Ten Hag on Monday following a 2-1 defeat to West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday.
The club already appointed Ruud van Nistelrooy as interim manager, promising to get a substantive manager to replace the sacked Dutchman.
On Tuesday, Sporting confirm that Manchester United have approached the club for their manager, and are willing to pay his 10m euros release clause.
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“Manchester United have expressed their interest in recruiting coach Ruben Amorim and have said they are ready to pay the 10 million euro release clause,” Sporting said in a statement to the Lisbon stock exchange on Tuesday.
Amorim, 39, is a highly regarded coach who has won two Portuguese league titles with Sporting – including their first in 19 years – since joining in 2020.
Meanwhile, Manchester United are yet to make any official statement on this matter.
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