LISBON: Ruben Amorim said there is no agreement yet for him to become Manchester United manager after Sporting announced that the English Premier League (EPL) club is ready to pay them his release clause of 10 million euros.
The news comes a day after the team sacked Erik ten Hag with United languishing in 14th place in the EPL table.
The club expect the Portuguese coach to be in charge of the team for Sunday’s league game against Chelsea at Old Trafford, but Amorim would not confirm anything.
“I have nothing to say now, we are analyzing here. Anything I say will cause more noise,” Amorim told a news conference after Sporting’s 3-1 win over Nacional in the preliminary Portuguese League Cup quarter-finals this morning.
“There is nothing to say about it. There is a statement from the club, everyone already knows about it. It has been said by the club. The rest, we don’t know the real details. We will wait and see.
“There is a desire on the part of the club (United), which negotiates with Sporting, but it often involves my decision. Talking about it at the moment just creates chaos for the club and this whole situation.
“I can’t promise anything. All I know is I’ll be at the training center tomorrow and I’m preparing the team for the league game against Estrela da Amadora on Friday.”
He tried to divert the question back to the game but he had to repeat the same answer several times as reporters kept asking him about United.
Amorim, 39, who emerged first choice shortly after Ten Hag’s sacking, steered Sporting to the Primeira Liga title in 2021, ending a 19-year title drought, before winning for the second time last season.
Portuguese media reported his last game with Sporting was against Nacional earlier this morning and Amorim was then expected to negotiate with United over his staff and salary.