When Rúben Amorim arrived at Manchester United he already knew that he would have a lot of work ahead of him, especially when it came to restructuring the squad. The Red Devils’ management was also immediately warned, during negotiations with the former Sporting coach, that for Amorim to accept the challenge there would have to be new signings.
And Amorim’s plan began as soon as he arrived: an understanding between the board and the coach not to ‘waste’ money in the January market, as the idea was to attack strongly at the end of the season.
Many reinforcements will arrive at Old Trafford, but there are two that are Rúben Amorim’s main desires, namely Gyökeres and Quenda, both from Sporting.
And the reinforcement plan starts with these two. PLATAFORMA knows that R$140 million are allocated to both.
Gyökeres has a release clause of 100 million euros, but Amorim knows, and has already communicated this to the Manchester United board, that there is an understanding between Sporting and the Swedish player for a departure at the end of the season for a value of around 70 million euros. million euros. The goalscorer agreed to stay at Alvalade for another year, mainly because of Rúben Amorim, who also started the season at Alvalade, but he knows that whoever opens their purse strings and pays 70 million euros will be able to secure his signing.
Then there is Quenda. He also has a 100 million clause, but he could leave for a similar amount to Gyökeres, those 70 million. It was, in fact, the first name that Amorim put on the Manchester United table. In the first meetings, the Red Devils’ board turned up their noses, mainly due to his age, 17 years old, and his inexperience. “He only played in the Portuguese league”, was one of the observations.
However, Amorim continues to stand firm and has told Manchester United that Quenda will be a star, even equating the youngster with another youngster, Lamine Yamal, from Barcelona.
These are the two main requests from Rúben Amorim, who is willing to see any Red Devils player leave to begin the restructuring of his squad, including even Bruno Fernandes.