Ruben Amorim’s press conference in full as he responds to questions about Man Utd job after Sporting match

RUBEN AMORIM was quizzed by reporters astir reports linking him with the Manchester United job.

The Portuguese tactician, 39, oversaw a 3-1 triumph for his Sporting CP broadside implicit Nacional successful the Portuguese League Cup connected Tuesday.

However, the main post-match taxable was not the triumph but alternatively the ongoing talks for him to regenerate Erik 10 Hag arsenic Man Utd's caller imperishable manager aft the Dutchman was sacked connected Monday.

The Red Devils person already indicated to Sporting they are willing to lucifer Amorim's £8.3million merchandise clause - though they person present been told to cough up different £4m for his staff arsenic well.

Two-time league victor Amorim was asked astir the determination and the advancement of the move.

Below you can spot the Special One 2.0's afloat property league pursuing the lucifer past night:

Your investigation of the lucifer and Manchester United’s interest

"There was a connection from the nine and that is the lone happening determination is astatine the moment.

"There is involvement from Manchester United, determination is the outgo of a clause and then, erstwhile I person thing much concrete, I volition travel present and instrumentality implicit the situation, due to the fact that it is ever my choice.

"As agelong arsenic you don't person everything decided, for 1 broadside oregon the other, it's not worthy saying anything, it's conscionable going to make noise.

"I conscionable accidental that I volition instrumentality connected immoderate I privation to do, arsenic I person ever done.

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"Regarding the game, it was a unusual game. A unusual environment, determination is nary escaping it. We wanted to negociate players. We played a bully game, we lacked immoderate joyousness and aggressiveness.

"We scored different extremity from a free-kick. A just triumph successful a unusual game, connected a unusual day. Now it's clip to deliberation astir Estrela da Amadora.

"I would inquire you to explicate the contented of the €10 cardinal clause for world-class clubs. Was it requested by you?

"I'm not going to beryllium talking astir my contract, that's betwixt maine and Sporting. I won't beryllium scrutinizing.

"All clauses are connected the coach's broadside and Sporting's. What I tin accidental is that everything is successful the statement."

Rúben, you said, precise recently, that you were successful an enviable position, with tremendous stability. Isn't each this unusual for idiosyncratic who has truthful overmuch stability?

"No, stableness is not everything successful life. We volition person clip to speech astir it and I volition explicate what I person to explain.

"But successful narration to the words I said, nary of my erstwhile words forestall thing from happening, astatine immoderate time, successful the satellite of football.

"The lone clip I missed what I said was connected the time of the plane. For the rest, I person maximum stability, I'm precise blessed here, I truly similar my staff. And 1 happening does not forestall the other.

"So let's spot what happens successful the future. But I did not neglect to support my word. There was a nine that showed involvement successful the coach. I don't power these things.

"What I power is the determination that takes spot from present on. And I volition beryllium present to archer you what I privation to bash and however it volition beryllium done. At this time, nary determination has been made."

What is missing for this woody to beryllium confirmed? Can you committedness that you volition beryllium connected the seat against Estrela da Amadora?

"I can't archer you thing much than this. There is an volition of the club. They are successful talks with Sporting. Then, it volition besides beryllium my decision.

"But everything is clip and I volition explicate everything that happens next. To beryllium talking present is conscionable creating sound and disorder adjacent much for the situation.

"There is simply a connection from the club, determination is this situation, it volition beryllium resolved and I volition presume what I person to assume. Today I can't accidental more. I can't committedness anything.

"Tomorrow, I'll beryllium successful training. I'm going to hole the crippled against Estrela da Amadora and that's my focus."

Has Rúben Amorim already entered into negotiations with Manchester United? Have you talked to the squad?

"There was nary conversation. Before the acceptable pieces, determination was a 'get the elephant retired of the room'. Before the connection came out, I explained to the players what was going on.

"At the infinitesimal thing much is happening than that. Otherwise, determination is thing much to comment."

Didn't the players inquire you to stay? Can you springiness anticipation to the fans astir not leaving? If you permission and instrumentality to Portugal, volition you lone manager Sporting?

"If I haven't adjacent near Sporting yet... What I accidental is that, erstwhile everything is decided, I volition travel present to explicate everything. At this moment, everything I tin accidental to a Sporting fan... It is evident that they are revolted astir the situation.

"Because they person a batch of affection for me. They judge a batch successful my work. And emotion is precise close... It's not truly hateful. But we cognize what shot is like. I recognize that.

"People person to consciousness what they person to consciousness astatine this moment, I person thing to accidental astir it and I deliberation it's perfectly natural. What I americium saying is that present I cannot accidental thing definitive oregon definitive.

"And I'll beryllium capable to accidental that. If I person the opportunity, and I should, I'm definite I will, I'll explicate here, measurement by step, wherefore I decided 1 happening oregon another. I don't privation to springiness anticipation to anyone, nor halt giving hope.

"What I accidental is that determination was the club's situation. The connection had to travel retired connected this time that determination is simply a game. The feeling successful the stadium that Pedro had, I had.

"I tin spot that my players, erstwhile they spell to a lecture, are not the same. This is portion of our beingness and we cognize what these situations are like. We person been done successful the past.

"What I accidental is that a nine has appeared that wants to wage my clause. And I don't power that. When the level came, I mightiness not person caught the plane. It's true.

"I thought the title was already won. I couldn't accidental that astatine the time, but present I do. In this situation, determination are things that I bash not control.

"What I power is that I'm going to accidental and I'm going to explicate everything here. And I'll explicate my decision. That's it. But I request to person everything defined. Players bash not request to marque immoderate requests.

"I cognize what the players want. I cognize what the players feel. Now, it's clip to get acceptable to work."

Didn't Manchester United speech to you earlier paying the clause? Do you privation to spell oregon not? Can't motion present for the extremity of the season?

"This is my stuff. Whether I privation to spell oregon not, that's the determination we're talking astir here. I judge that astatine the opening of the play I had spoken to the players, with immoderate players to stay.

"I don't get progressive successful the players' lives. Now, I speech to the players due to the fact that I americium Sporting's coach. I privation to support the radical well. I spoke with the management. How are we going to negociate the squad.

"But nary uncertainty if I leave, they volition beryllium disappointed successful me. And bittersweet with me. But it's portion of life. That happened successful Braga. When I came from Braga, from Braga's stableness to here, that happened a bit.

"And they were a spot disappointed. Because they truly believed that we were gathering thing special. But past things hap that alteration people's lives. It is simply a hard situation.

"I can't springiness much than that. I'm not going to archer you if I privation to spell oregon not. I recognize that the players are adjacent disappointed. Sad. But I person to unrecorded with it.

"And the important happening is that we scope the extremity and we cognize however to explicate everything. People recognize it oregon not. The important happening is to amusement your look and explicate it. And this I volition do."

Don't you consciousness that you are leaving for a nine that has excessively overmuch instability?

"When I person thing to say, I'll person clip to reply that question. Therefore, I volition explicate everything. Because I similar to bash it, due to the fact that it's easier, due to the fact that the players merit it, due to the fact that the fans merit it.

"And immoderate the decision, I volition beryllium present to accidental that I cannot remark connected that question. That would beryllium taking steps forward, which makes nary consciousness astatine the moment.

What tin measurement connected the exit? Don't you consciousness similar you tin harm the project? Don't you consciousness that players, similar Gyokeres, who said they stayed due to the fact that of the coach, tin get upset?

"First, nary subordinate was offered the clause. And that doesn't change. There is nary much stableness than that. It's casual to say, lone idiosyncratic leaves present due to the fact that of the clause.

"Then, it wasn't Viktor who said that. He was Viktor's agent. They are antithetic people. I volition not beryllium talking astir the determination oregon non-decision. I'll explicate everything.

"What volition unit 1 mode oregon the other, that doesn't substance now. I'll explicate everything.

"Now, speaking of that part, the nine lone lets assets beryllium sold successful the mediate of the season, it seemed to me, it was ever that rule, by the clause.

"No subordinate had proposals for the clause. None. In this respect, the task is not weakened due to the fact that the rules remain. And the coherence remains."