BREAKING: Manchester United Officially Appoint Ruben Amorim As Erik Ten Hag‘s Replacement—-Ruben Amorim has replaced Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager, moving from Sporting Lisbon after four successful years at the Portuguese club.
The Genius Media Nigeria report that The 39-year-old is highly regarded and has been sought after by Premier League clubs before, with rumours linking him to Liverpool in the summer. Ten Hag’s sacking on Monday prompted owners Ineos to move quickly in a bid to end the club’s malaise.
Manchester United have appointed Ruben Amorim as their new manager, with the Portuguese set to move from Sporting Lisbon on November 11 “once he has fulfilled his obligations to his current club”.
He joins United on a deal until June 2027.
The club moved quickly after sacking Erik ten Hag on Monday following a 2-1 league defeat by West Ham. United languish in 14th place in the table, having won just three of their first nine games, and having spent over £500m on flawed signings under the Dutchman.
Former striker Ruud van Nistelrooy briefly took over as interim United manager, overseeing a 5-2 thrashing of Leicester in the League Cup in the side’s first game since Ten Hag’s departure.
Amorim has been highly fancied by Premier League clubs before, having been heavily linked with Liverpool in the summer before Arne Slot took the top job Merseyside.
The 39-year-old has won two league titles with Sporting since joining in 2020, including their first in 19 years in his first full season in charge, as well as three League Cups.
Sporting are three points clear at the top of the Primeira Liga, having won all nine of their opening games in the top flight this season, scoring 30 goals and conceding just two in that run.
As a player, Amorim spent the majority of his career as a midfielder with Belenenses and Benfica, winning ten major titles, and earned 14 caps for the national side.
He began his managerial career in 2018 with a brief spell at Casa Pia before a meteoric rise, enjoying a successful start at Braga before being poached by Sporting in what was at the time the third-most expensive managerial transfer ever.
