Ruben Amorim will be the new football coach of Manchester United. The appointment of the Portuguese coach was confirmed by the English club on Friday, he will take up the position on November 11 after settling his obligations at Sporting Lisbon.
He replaced the Dutchman Erik ten Haga on the post, whose management of the Premier League participant dismissed him on Monday after disappointing results in the ongoing season. Amorim agreed on a contract until June 2027 with an option for another year.
The “Red Devils” had to pay an exit clause of 10 million euros for the 39-year-old helmsman, thus allowing his contract with Sporting to be terminated early.
United are in the 14th place in the Premier League table, so far they have collected 11 points for three wins and two draws. They are not doing well in the Europa League either, where they collected only three points for draws in three matches.
Therefore, the club ended cooperation with Ten Hag after the league loss at West Ham (1:2).
Former Gunner Ruud van Nistelrooy temporarily took over the team, under whose leadership the “red devils” won the League Cup over Leicester City (5:2), and he will continue in the position of head coach until November 11.
Amorim should make his debut on the Manchester United bench on November 24 in a Premier League match at Ipswich. With Sporting, he won two league titles in Portugal (2020/2021, 2023/2024).
Source: sportweb.pravda.sk
