A page turns, another opens. After the dismissal of Erik ten Hag on October 28, Manchester United was left waiting. Who to succeed the Dutch coach? Several names were thus mentioned by the press. Brentford coach Thomas Frank, Xavi free of any contract or even Brest coach Eric Roy, many potential candidates have been cited. But it is Rúben Amorim who is the lucky winner.
The Mancunian management has just paid a release clause of 10 million euros. The 39-year-old Portuguese has agreed to a departure, after talks between the Red Devils and Sporting. “Manchester United are pleased to announce the appointment of Ruben Amorim as Head Coach of the Men’s First Team, subject to obtaining a work visa. He will be committed until June 2027, with the option of an additional year, once he has fulfilled his obligations to his current club. He will join Manchester United on Monday November 11» explained the English club in a press release published today.
Ten Hag pays for his poor results
The poor results in the league last season had already weakened Ten Hag, as did the team’s lack of progress. Despite the reinforcements and his optimistic speech, the supporters rarely had the opportunity to get enthusiastic. Many have even wanted his departure for several months already. Ruud van Nistelrooy, also Dutch, replaced him while waiting for the new tactician to arrive on the bench. Arriving this summer as an assistant, the former MU scorer, who coached PSV Eindhoven in 2022-2023 before Peter Bosz, will not have the opportunity to demonstrate his coaching qualities in the long term, while he kicked off with a 5-2 Carabao Cup win over Leicester.
For his part, Amorim remains off to a very good start to the season with his now ex-club. Sporting is currently first in the Championship, with 9 wins in 9 matches, and also has good cruising speed in the Champions League, with 2 wins in 3 matches. Something to hope for, for Red Devils fans, the long-awaited recovery of Manchester United.
