Ruben Amorim ‘verbally agrees’ deal to become Manchester United manager, only one hurdle remains

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Manchester United are moving quickly and decisively in the manager market after doing so in the transfer market in the summer.

Just hours after the news of Erik ten Hag’s sacking became official, further reports suggest that Manchester United are already settled on a replacement.

David Ornstein reports that United are working to appoint Ruben Amorim as the next head coach, with the Portuguese open to the move.

The situation is developing quickly with further reports suggesting that he has already verbally agreed to become the Man Utd manager.

Ruben Amorim agrees deal to become Man Utd manager

Ben Jacobs reports that Ruben Amorim has ‘verbally agreed’ a deal to become the next Man Utd manager and there’s only one hurdle remaining.

That’s sorting out the compensation for the manager which is in the region of about €10 million but that’s not expected to be an issue.

It would back recent reports suggesting United are open to paying a compensation for the right man instead of searching in the free agent market for managers.

Amorim comes as a highly-rated manager from Sporting Lisbon who has put the Portuguese giant back on the map amongst the elites in the country.

He won the title undefeated with them in the 2021/22 season and at just 39, can be a true long-term answer to United’s woes.

Amorim ticks boxes for Ineos

It was recently reported that Amorim is the manager who ticks the most boxes for Ineos but there was uncertainty as to whether he would leave midseason.

However, the United project has clearly convinced him to jump ship in the middle of the season, and with the team down in the doldrums, it will be hard to do much worse.

With Ruud van Nistelrooy in charge on an interim basis, it is likely that Amorim will get the November international break to work with the team on the pitch for two weeks.

Amorim was widely regarded as an unattainable target when the news of Ten Hag’s sacking dropped but Ineos have once again hammered home their credentials by not only sealing the deal, but doing it so quickly and decisively.

Now that the last remnant of the Glazer era is gone, the pressure will truly be on the new regime to make things work.