Following the sack of Erik ten Hag Manchester United have appointed 39-year-old Portuguese tactician Ruben Amorin as their new manager. The manager will move to Old Trafford from Lisbon club Sporting on 11 November. He has signed a contract with the Premier League that will keep him with them until June 2027.
Former United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, will be in charge until he resumes. He is tin as the interim manager and he has won his first game already, he will now over the next three games..
Amorim is the sixth permanent manager Man United have appointed since Sir Alex Ferguson resigned. In a statement, the club said Amorim “is one of the most exciting and highly rated young coaches in European football”.
Sporting confirmed in a statement that United have agreed to pay 11m euros (£9.25m) to trigger a release clause in Amorim’s contract. Amorim’s first game will be on the 24th of November, after the international break.
They will be playing against newly promoted side Ipswich. He will then play his first home game against Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League on the 28th of November. Their home Premier League game will be against Everton.
Reports has it that he will is likely to bring as many as five coaches with him. He is coming with Carlos Fernandes, and Adelio Candido, 28, have been with Amorim since he started out as a manager with Casa Pia.
Emanuel Ferro, goalkeeping coach and sports scientist Paulo Barreira are others who might also move to Old Trafford.
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