Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim, in his 30s, has emerged as Manchester United's new head coach.
England's 『BBC" reported on the 29th (Korea Standard Time)』 that Manchester United, which dismissed Erik ten Hach, is in discussions about appointing Amorim as its successor. 'The Sun' went a step further. Manager Amorim reportedly agreed to take charge of Manchester United. 'The Athletic" also stressed that Manchester United is preparing to pay a penalty of 1,000 euros (about W15 billion) to Sporting for Amorim's recruitment.
On the 28th, Manchester United replaced Erik ten Hag, the head coach of the club, for two and a half years. Manchester United manager Ten Hach stepped down as manager on the same day. Ten Hach was appointed head coach in April 2022 and led him to two domestic tournaments, the 2023 Carabao Cup and the 2024 FA Cup"We are grateful for all our time with Ten Hach, and we wish you all the best in the future."
Ten Hach, who took the helm of Manchester United in the summer of 2022, led his team to third place in the English Premier League (EPL) in the first season. He won the League Cup and finished second in the FA Cup, making a soft landing.
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Last season, however, was the opposite. Manchester United has never fallen below 7th in the EPL, but only ranked 8th. His 14th loss is also the most. Manchester United's humiliation was also the biggest number of runs and negative goal difference.
Ahead of the FA Cup final, which is the last stage of the season, coach Ten Hag's future was effectively concluded with 'hardness'. There was a twist. Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-1 to lift the trophy.
Coach Ten Hag was revived. As a result, he presented the trophy for two consecutive seasons. However, the slump continued in the third season. The match against West Ham on the 27th was a direct hit. Manchester United lost 1-2 to West Ham in the ninth round of the EPL in the 2024-2025 season.
There is no hope. Manchester United remains in 14th place (11 points) with only three wins in the opening nine matches of the EPL. It's the worst record ever. In the Europa League, it is also ranked 21st out of 36 teams.
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Head coach Ruud van Nistelrooy, who returned to Manchester United as a head coach last summer and has assisted Ten Haq, will lead the team for the time being as an acting coach. But I don't think the time will be long.
Manchester United will play the Carabao Cup (League Cup) against Leicester City on the 31st. A press conference was scheduled before the game, but coach Nistelrooy was excluded. Ten Hach replaced what he had already said about the League Cup after the match against West Ham.
Amorim, who was born in 1985, is recognized as the best young blood coach in Europe. Recently, he was mentioned as the next Manchester City head coach to replace Pep Guardiola after this season.
Originally from Portugal, he played as a midfielder in Benfica and other countries when he was active. He also grew up as a leader. Amorim, who took his first step as the head coach of Portugal's third division team in January 2019, took the helm of the first division team three months after moving to the head coach of Braga's second division team in September 2019.
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He moved to Sporting in March 2020. Sporting reached the top of the Primera Liga in the 2020-2021 and 2023-2024 seasons under coach Amorim. In 2021, Amorim was named the "Primeira Liga Coach of the Year".
He is under contract with Sporting until June 2026. In April, he negotiated with West Ham, but failed to reach an agreement, and apologized to Sporting by holding discussions without permission.
Coincidentally, coach Amorim was scheduled to hold a press conference for the Portugal Cup on the day when rumors of a transfer to Manchester United broke out. He was reticent about the trend. Amorim said "I already expected this question, and I'm certainly not going to talk about the future. However, I am very proud as a Sporting director. That's all there is to it.
