The appointment of Ruben Amorim as the new manager of Manchester United has been official for a few hours now. the Portuguese takes Erik ten Hag’s place on the Red Devils bench.
And some articles in the English press focus precisely on the current events of the Dutch manager. On the Daily Mail for example we read how Ten Hag is completely devastated by the dismissal, shocked by having missed the biggest opportunity of his career so far. In this sense Hans Kraay Jr. spoke about himfriend and former teammate as a footballer: “I know he will earn more than 14 million euros, but he is totally devastated: in certain moments you don’t think about money… Of course, he won’t struggle to make ends meet, but professionally yes feels like he’s in trouble.”
This is Sporting’s press release with the amounts collected from Ruben Amorim’s farewell: “Sporting SAD, pursuant to and for the purposes of the information obligation established by Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014, of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April, communicates the following following the press release issued to the transfer market on 29 October 2024: Sporting SAD has reached an agreement with Manchester United FC (hereinafter MUFC) regarding the terms and conditions of the exit of manager Rúben Amorim, for which MUFC will pay Sporting SAD 11,000,000 euros. Furthermore, Sporting SAD will benefit from 1,658,000 euros relating to the extinction of credit rights, registered as liabilities and contingent liabilities, following the revocation and renegotiation of contracts. regarding brokerage commissions”.