A move brought in by Ruben Amorim has been described as a ‘dealer’ for Liverpool, and the reason why Manchester City also swooped in the new Manchester United manager has been revealed.

Amorim is set to replace Erik ten Hag as the next permanent director of Man Utd. Ruud van Nistelrooy has taken charge on an interim basis and will be in the dugout for tonight’s EFL Cup clash with Leicester.

A full deal between Man Utd and Amorim reachedwith Fabrizio Romano giving the change his signature “here we go” on Tuesday. United also agreed to trigger Amorim’s €10m release clause.

Barring an unforeseen late incident, Amorim will become Ten Hag’s successor, although two reports have revealed why United’s biggest rivals have shunned the Sporting CP boss.

Liverpool considered appointing Amorim as Jurgen Klopp’s successor earlier in 2024. But according to the I diaryAmorim’s insistence on playing with three backs proved a deal-breaker for the Reds.

It’s a similar story to the Etihad in the middle Man City evaluate an heir to Pep Guardiola. The Spaniard is in the final year of his contract with Man City and is yet to decide whether or not to sign an extension.

Sporting CP chief Hugo Viana will replace Txiki Begiristain as director of football at Man City in 2025. If Guardiola left, the obvious decision for Viana would have been to appoint the manager who brought so much success to Sporting CP – Ruben Amorim.

But according to journalist Ben Jacobs, Man City saw Amorim as a style ill-suited to the foundations laid by Guardiola.

By taking Jacobs wrote: “Understand that there has never been any real interest or approach to Man City. City want Pep Guardiola to stay and despite the arrival of Hugo Viana, do not see Amorim as a stylistic fit despite respect for his success at Sporting.

Crucial for Man Utd, Athletics Amorim’s insistence on deploying a three-man defense is not seen as a problem at Old Trafford. They claimed that Man Utd believed their current squad composition was actually quite well suited to the formation change.

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The reason for West Ham’s rejection also emerges

Amorim held talks with West Ham earlier in 2024 as they looked to sign a replacement for David Moyes. Amorim even traveled to England to be interviewed by the club.

But by The daily mail – who cites a source close to Hammers chairman David Sullivan – the fact that Amorim has never succeeded outside of Portugal has put off the club.

The source was quoted as saying: “There are many reasons why we did not appoint Ruben (not just salary and staff compensation).

“He is a great manager, but it is a huge gamble because he has only done it in his own country with one club. We liked him a lot, but we chose Julen (Lopetegui).

Amorim shares a similarity with Erik ten Hag in this regard. Ten Hag’s only managerial positions in football before joining Man Utd were all in his home country of the Netherlands (Go Ahead Eagles, Utrecht, Ajax).

Ten Hag was successful in Germany with Bayern Munich’s reserve team, although this is not classified as elite level football.

Ruben Amorim to Man Utd last

When Amorim can take charge of Man Utd is yet to be determined, with outlets differing on the exact date.

Indeed, while The times Says Amorim’s first game could be Premier League clash with Chelsea on Sunday, Daily Mail claims Amorim must serve sentence notice period of a “number of weeks”.

Elsewhere, the reason why Man Utd only had to pay €10m to initiate Amorim’s move to Old Trafford has been revealed.

Portuguese point of sale A Bola revealed that Amorim’s deal with Sporting contains a three-tier release clause, with Portuguese clubs to pay €30 million, most European clubs to pay €20 million and seven of the biggest teams having to pay the smaller sum of 10 million euros.

Their report claims that Man Utd fall into the third category, meaning they will only have to pay €10 million to release Amorim from his Lisbon deal. The other six clubs in this category are Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester City and Juventus.

Regarding transfers, talkSPORT claim a failed winger Antoine has no future under Amorim and has already been informed that he is free to find a new club in January.

Antony may not be the only major release, with I diary report Van Nistelrooy expects to be ousted when Amorim brings his entire coaching staff from Sporting.

On the subject of transfers, insider Rudy Galetti informed us that Amorim have already contacted Man Utd about the matter. the possibility of bringing three Sporting stars to Old Trafford.

The trio in question is central defender Goncalo Inacio and attackers Marcus Edwards and Pedro Goncalves.

One player who is unlikely to reunite with Amorim in Manchester is star striker Viktor Gyokeres.

Sky Germany says the Swedish shot-stopper is currently not on United’s radar despite Amorim’s imminent appointment.

Gyokeres is he is expected to leave Sporting in the summer of 2025 and can in fact be signed for a fee of between 60 and 70 million euros via a unique clause in his contract. That’s well below the €100m his official release clause is set at.

But rather than Man Utd, Sky Germany insisted Gyokeres is far more likely to join Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool or Chelsea. This quartet is “particularly active” in the pursuit of Gyokeres, according to the journalist.

The Ruben Amorim trophy won at Sporting CP