Man Utd target Amorim yet to make decision about future

Sporting brag Ruben Amorim says helium has not yet made a determination astir his aboriginal aft Manchester United expressed an involvement successful appointing him manager.

Sporting confirmed earlier connected Tuesday that United had made an approach and are consenting to wage Amorim's 10m euros (£8.3m) merchandise clause.

Speaking aft his side's 3-1 Portuguese League Cup quarter-final triumph against Nacional connected Tuesday evening, Amorim told Sport TV:, external "Nothing is decided yet. I don't cognize if it's the farewell crippled oregon not."

Then successful a quality league helium added: "There is involvement from Manchester United, determination is the outgo of a declaration word and erstwhile I person thing much solid, I volition travel present and archer my position, due to the fact that it volition beryllium my choice.

"While I don't person everything decided, for 1 broadside oregon the other, I can't archer overmuch more".

Amorim added that helium volition beryllium astatine grooming connected Wednesday to hole for Friday's league crippled against Estrela da Amadora.

Asked if helium volition beryllium successful the dugout astatine Old Trafford for Manchester United's crippled against Chelsea connected Sunday, Amorim said: "I volition beryllium here." But erstwhile pressed added: "I don't know."

Manchester City brag Pep Guardiola says United would beryllium getting a high-level manager successful Amorim.

"All I tin speech astir is the acquisition of playing doubly against Ruben's Sporting Lisbon team, 1 oregon 2 seasons ago, and the unit was really, truly good," the Spaniard told a quality conference.

"And look this season, helium is unbeaten and winning each the games successful the Portuguese League and the Champions League, [they have] the aforesaid points arsenic us. So a precocious manager.

"What's going to hap I don't know, due to the fact that what happened present successful my experience, doesn't mean it works for the different ones. The manager, the team, the club, the structures, the physios, the doctors, the players, it's galore things".

Sporting fans speaking to BBC Sport extracurricular the stadium earlier the Nacional crippled were bittersweet astir Amorim's reported departure, with immoderate questioning the determination to determination to Old Trafford.

Ruben: "I anticipation helium doesn't leave. I americium a small upset due to the fact that we request him. I don't deliberation United is the close spot for him close present but let's spot what happens".

Eric: "Leaving successful the mediate of the play is precise bad. It is for a nine successful 1 of the large leagues with a bully history, but the timing is conscionable sad. I person ne'er seen a manager similar him successful my life".

Andre: "I consciousness much confused than angry, I don't cognize wherefore helium would spell to United now. They accidental the United bid lone stops once. But if helium stays present and wins different championship, helium volition get amended trains. United don't consciousness similar the 1 close now".

Diogo: "It is hard to suffer him mid-season but helium has to marque his ain vocation path. We are grateful for everything helium did. The adjacent coach, whoever it is, volition bash a large occupation arsenic well. Ruben is simply a large manager and volition bash good astatine United".