Man Utd in Amorim talks as Ten Hag successor sought

Manchester United are successful talks astir appointing Sporting manager Ruben Amorim arsenic Erik 10 Hag's replacement.

Dutchman Ten Hag was sacked connected Monday pursuing the side's mediocre commencement to the season.

Amorim, 39, is simply a highly regarded manager who has won 2 Portuguese league titles with Sporting - including their archetypal successful 19 years - since joining successful 2020.

The grade of the talks implicit Amorim are not known.

It is besides not wide whether different alternatives stay successful the framework to instrumentality the Old Trafford job.

Speaking astatine a quality league connected Monday, Portuguese Amorim said helium was expecting a question astir the Manchester United occupation but was not prepared to speech astir it.

United person appointed Ten Hag's adjunct Ruud van Nistelrooy arsenic interim manager but person truthful acold refused to clarify however agelong the Dutchman volition stay successful charge, oregon whether helium volition decidedly beryllium successful station for Wednesday’s EFL Cup necktie with Leicester astatine Old Trafford.

The nine has already ruled retired Van Nistelrooy conducting a pre-match property league connected Tuesday. Ten Hag spoke astir the EFL Cup crippled aft Sunday's decision by West Ham.

Although United person spoken astir the fiscal interaction of paying compensation to Ten Hag and an incoming coach, others with a cognition of United’s finances person suggested this volition not beryllium an insurmountable issue.

Sporting paid Amorim's erstwhile nine Braga 10 euros (£8.3m) to unafraid his services successful 2020.

Amorim - whose declaration runs until June 2026 - held talks with West Ham successful April but determination was nary statement and the Portuguese subsequently apologised to Sporting for holding discussions down the club’s back.

Sunday's 2-1 decision astatine West Ham near Manchester United 14th successful the Premier League with 3 wins from their opening 9 matches.

They are besides 21st of 36 teams successful the Europa League table, having drawn their 3 opening fixtures.