[London (UK) = Egan Sports Chosun.COM reporter] Manchester United has already started to appoint a successor. British media are reporting that Manchester United have begun negotiations with Lisbon coach Hoobeng Amorim.
Manchester United replaced Erik ten Hag on the 28th. The defeat at West Ham the day before was crucial. Ten Hag, who took the helm of Manchester United in April 2022, will leave the team for the first time in two and a half years. Coach Ten Hag ranked third in the Premier League in the 2022-2023 season. It won the League Cup. He finished second in the FA Cup. During the 2023-2024 season, he won the FA Cup. However, he finished eighth in the Premier League. Since then, he has been suffering from criticism of his replacement.
Ahead of this season, Manchester United extended their contract with Ten Hag. However, it fell to 14th place with three wins, two draws and four losses in the league this season. In the end, Manchester United took out a hard card. Manchester United's penalty to coach Ten Hach is reported to be £17.5 million. For now, coach Ruud van Nistelrooy will take over Manchester United for the time being.
Amorim, who is considered to replace Manchester United, is leading Sporting Lisbon. Led Sporting Lisbon to their first Portuguese league win in 19 years in 2021. Many big clubs kept an eye on Amorim. Liverpool manager Amorim chose Klopp as their replacement and negotiated with him. However, it eventually fell through. British media are also prepared to pay a €10m penalty for Manchester United to bring in Amorim' reported.
