How the tables have turned for Ruben Amorim in a short space of time. Granted, the Portuguese head coach may not view it that way after his Sporting Lisbon side secured a second league title in four years.
Liverpool fans may have been left fearing the worst after Ruben Amorim was spotted flying over to London for talks with West Ham. Report after report had insinuated that the 39-year-old Sporting Lisbon head coach was very much the frontrunner for the soon-to-be-vacant job at Anfield.
Ruben Amorim has told Sporting CP fans that he will continue to coach the club next season.
Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim has revisited his meeting with West Ham last month. Amorim has apologised to fans for his actions. And he said yesterday: Everything that needs to be said has already been said.
According to Sky Sport Italia, Milan will choose a Portuguese coach for next season, as Sergio Conceicao leads the way, followed by Ruben Amorim and Paulo Fonseca.
Ruben Amorim has committed his future to Sporting Lisbon after failed talks with West Ham. The 39-year-old was forced into a public apology to his fellow staff after reportedly attempting to apply pressure on Liverpool by engaging in talks with the London-based outfit.
West Ham managerial target Ruben Amorim can show his quality in any league. That is the view of his countryman and managerial legend Jose Mourinho, who talked up Amorim.
Jose Mourinho has planted his personal stamp of approval on highly-rated young coach Ruben Amorim. The 39-year-old was thought to have been courted by Liverpool, though the Reds quickly pivoted to first-choice target Arne Slot.
Chelsea have refuted claims that they paid for Ruben Amorim to fly to England last week. The Sporting CP manager was rumored to have spoken with West Ham United representatives.
As we predicted earlier today when a whole fuss was kicked up about Ruben Amorim, people have got overexcited by a dodgy report. Pedro Sepulveda launched a thousand Tweets when he claimed earlier today that it had been the Blues and not West Ham who paid for Amorim’s flight to London last week.
Ruben Amorim is history as far as Liverpool’s managerial search is concerned. Feyenoord’s Arne Slot was understood to have long been in the eyes of Richard Hughes and Michael Edwards before becoming the clear frontrunner.
One Journalist has claimed that news that came in last week was actually fake and in a crazy twist, also claims it was Chelsea who paid to fly a potential new manager in to London.
It was little more than a week ago that Ruben Amorim appeared to be in pole position to replace Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager, but as we now know, the plot has proceeded in a different direction.
Ruben Amorim has been left a little red-faced following an ill-timed trip to London for talks with West Ham. If reports around the rationale for the trip in question (an attempt to put pressure on Liverpool) are on the money, the Portuguese head coach has most certainly been made to look a little foolish.
Liverpool have officially agreed terms with Arne Slot to take over the reins from Jurgen Klopp this summer. The Reds had been thought to also be keen on Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim.
Sporting CP coach Ruben Amorim has confirmed talks with West Ham. However, he admits he regrets taking the London meeting. He said: "Let's get the elephant out of the room and I want to talk about it once: the first thing is to say that the club was aware of my journey.
Arsenal has been dealt a blow in their bid to sign Viktor Gyokeres, as he looks set to remain at Sporting Club. The Gunners are one of several clubs tracking the Swedish goal machine, who has only spent a season at the club.
Ruben Amorim and his entourage did not discourage links to West Ham amid reported interest from Liverpool. One intermediary quoted by Melissa Reddy has suggested that this might have been a tactic to put pressure on the Reds amid their managerial recruitment process.
Arne Slot appears to be nearing a move to Liverpool at the end of the 2023/24 season. With that piece of news in play, Viaplay’s Jan Aage Fjortoft cheekily pointed to prior reports surrounding Ruben Amorim on X (formerly Twitter).
Ruben Amorim had looked the clear frontrunner for the Liverpool managerial job after the Reds missed out on Xabi Alonso. Several developments later, however, the Merseysiders have re-routed and now appear to favour Feyenoord’s Arne Slot.
Liverpool are closing in on the apparent frontrunner for the soon-to-be-vacant head coach role at Anfield. Arne Slot appears to have climbed into the lead, leapfrogging fellow managerial candidate Ruben Amorim of Sporting Lisbon.
Liverpool are pushing hard to complete a move for Feyenoord head coach Arne Slot ahead of the summer window. The Dutch manager appears to have stolen a march on the club’s alternative candidates, including former frontrunner Ruben Amorim.
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