Man Utd latest: Amorim requests TRIPLE Sporting swoop – including Antony replacement

Robin Bairner

• Updated: 30 Oct 2024 16:58 GMT
• 2 min read

Ruben Amorim is the red-hot favourite to become the next Manchester United manager, and the Sporting CP boss is eager to bring three players from his former club with him to Manchester United.

Following the sacking of Erik ten Hag on Monday, United have moved quickly to close in on Amorim, with only a few details to be sorted before he is named as the club’s second Portuguese manager following Jose Mourinho.

TeamTalk believe that he wants to bring three players from Sporting with him to Man Utd, although surprisingly striker Viktor Gyokeres is not one of them.

Instead, Amorim wants to focus on landing a centre-back to act as an upgrade to Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof, both of whom could leave at the end of the season.

Current ETV

Gonçalo Inácio

D (CL)

Sporting CP

Gonçalo Inácio

D (CL)

Sporting CP

€25.9M

ETV Range

€19.4M - €32.4M

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As such, Goncalo Inacio has been targeted by the manager, although competition is also there from Liverpool. Amorim’s presence at Old Trafford could help give the Red Devils and edge in this particular race, though.

He has a release clause worth €60 million, which will have to be triggered to prompt a sale from Sporting.

Wingers wanted

There is also a desire on the manager’s part to add a winger to his ranks. Former Tottenham star Marcus Edwards is a player he believes could be a valuable addition to the squad.

Currently sidelined with a muscular injury, he is being earmarked as a replacement for big-money flop Antony, who could be loaned up in January.

The 25-year-old has an Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) of just €6.2m, though Sporting will demand a higher fee for a player who scored six and created nine goals last season, often playing as a substitute.

Compared

Marcus Edwards

F, AM (R)

Sporting CP

Marcus Edwards

F, AM (R)

Sporting CP

VS

Pedro Gonçalves

F (L)

Sporting CP

Pedro Gonçalves

F (L)

Sporting CP

2024/2025

Season Statistics

2024/2025

5	Appearances	10
1	Goals	5
0	Assists	5
5	Key Passes	38

Finally, it is claimed that winger Pedro Goncalves is another target for Amorim. The 26-year-old posts five goals and five assists in nine appearances this season but Sporting are unlikely to allow the left winger, who is under contract until 2027, to depart easily.

A January deal for Goncalves appears all-but impossible unless Man Utd break the bank on him, and with Ineos seeking value for money first and foremost, this appears unlikely.