Manchester United agree deal to hire Ruben Amorim as head coach

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Manchester ******* agree deal to hire Ruben Amorim as head coach

Manchester ******* have reached an agreement with Sporting Lisbon over the hire of Ruben Amorim as head coach.

As part of the deal Amorim is set to stay with Sporting for their next three games, including against Manchester City on Tuesday and Braga on November 10, meaning he would first take charge of ******* away at Ipswich Town on November 24.

Sporting were determined to keep hold of Amorim for this crucial ******* and ******* have accepted those terms in recognition of the 39-year-old’s standing at the Portuguese club and his ******* for a smooth exit mid-campaign.

Amorim has a €10million (£8.4m, $10.9m) release clause in his contract, but there is also a 30-day notice *******. ******* are willing to pay €1m extra to get Amorim earlier, so he can start work during the international break. Sporting had been demanding an additional €5m for an immediate release, according to people familiar with the deal in Portugal.

Sporting insist everything is not yet finalised and there have also been conversations around further compensation to allow the departures of the staff Amorim has earmarked to join him, namely first-team coaches Emanuel Ferro, Adelio Candido, and Carlos Fernandes, as well as goalkeeping coach Jorge Vital and sports scientist Paulo Barreira.

Amorim wants a satisfactory departure from a club he has called home for four years, conscious of the bond established with supporters in two league title wins, and ******* were open to such diplomacy given the season is underway and Ruud van Nistelrooy is capable of stepping up as interim manager.

Chief executive Omar Berrada and sporting director Dan Ashworth have been in Lisbon leading the talks for *******.

Van Nistelrooy would, in these circumstances, have a total of four games in charge, as well as Leicester City in the Carabao Cup, adding in Chelsea in the Premier League, PAOK in the Europa League, and Leicester again in the Premier League.

His long-term future at the club is not yet certain. He has said he is willing to work in any capacity Amorim sees fit. A week as ******* boss is at least an opportunity to enhance his CV as a No 1.

Amorim’s arrival follows the decision to relieve Erik ten Hag of his duties as manager on Monday following two and a half years in charge.

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What will Amorim bring to *******?

Analysis by senior data analyst Mark Carey

Ruben Amorim is a manager that has been linked with his fair share of jobs in recent months, and you can understand why the 39-year-old is in demand.

Amorim guided Sporting to a first league title for 19 years in 2021-22, followed it up with another victory last season, and has nine wins from nine with Sporting sitting pretty at the top of the Primeira Liga this season.

Even accounting for the quality imbalance of the Primeira Liga, a side who boasted, statistically, one of the best attacks (Chance creation, 95 out 99) and the best defences (Chance prevention, 97 out of 99) shows that their manager must be having a positive effect.

Stylistically, Amorim’s 3-4-3 — or more specifically, a 3-4-2-1 — is built on high possession, flexible attacking approaches and a strong defensive foundation.

Last season’s arrival of striker Viktor Gyokeres led to a more transitional, direct style of ******* (Patient *******, 49 out of 99). It also highlights Amorim’s ability to maximise his style by adapting to the skill sets of his players.

Amorim has shown his ******* to bring young talent into the first team — including Goncalo Inacio, Matheus Nunes, Nuno Mendes and Ousmane Diomande — and has improved the team’s quality with the resources at his disposal.

Bruno Fernandes moved to Manchester ******* a little over a month before Amorim’s appointment, but Mendes (to Paris Saint-Germain), Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur), Manuel Ugarte (also to PSG) and Joao Palhinha (Fulham) are among the talented players whom Amorim has improved before being sold for high fees.

Title-winning credentials? Tick. Fielding young players? Tick. Improving individual player performance? Tick. There are reasons why Amorim has been so highly sought-after among Europe’s elite.

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