When will Ruben Amorim take charge of Manchester United? New Red Devils manager has start date delayed again
Ruben Amorim’s arrival date at Manchester United has been delayed but a new era at Old Trafford remains just around the corner. The 39-year-old has been unveiled as Erik ten Hag’s successor, taking over from the Dutchman after he was sacked on October 28. Amorim was given a wonderful send-off by SportingGetty Amorim’s final home match in charge of Sporting Lisbon saw the club thrash Pep Guardiola’s Man City 4-1 in the Champions League. His Sporting spell officially ended on Sunday night following a trip to Braga ahead of the November international break. Amorim will now join the Red Devils to turn around the club’s worst-ever start in the Premier League. Man United fans are desperate for the Portuguese to head straight to Old Trafford to outmanoeuvre Guardiola in the Premier League as well, but they’re going to have to wait a bit longer… When will Amorim take charge of Manchester United? As per a club statement, Amorim was said to be officially joining United on November 11. However, talkSPORT understands he won’t be allowed to take charge on Monday now as he is still waiting for a work permit to be granted. The club remain confident the issue will be resolved in the coming days and the international fixtures mean it won’t be any headache. Amorim himself had not even planned to take his first Carrington training session until the second week of the November break. Ruud van Nistelrooy has been in interim charge for the club’s last four matches since Ten Hag’s exit. The last of those matches saw the Red Devils beat Leicester 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday. Amorim will be in the Man United dugout for the first time on November 24AFP Amorim's first five games Officially arrives on November 11 Ipswich Town (A) Premier League – Saturday, November 24 Bodo/Glimt (H) Europa League – Thursday, November 28 Everton (H) Premier League – Sunday, December 1 Arsenal (A) Premier League – Wednesday, December 4 Nottingham Forest (H) Premier League – Saturday, December 7 A club statement on Amorim following his unveiling read: “He will join until June 2027 with a club option of an additional year, once he has fulfilled his obligations to his current club. “He will join Manchester United on Monday 11 November.” His new arrival date hasn’t been officially confirmed but the manager will still have time to settle in before overseeing his opening game. Amorim will be on the touchline for the first time on Sunday, November 24. He is set to be in the dugout at Portman Road when United travel to take on Ipswich Town. Amorim has yet to secure a work permit ahead of becoming United bossGetty However, Amorim’s new assistant manager Darren Fletcher will miss his first two Premier League games in charge due to a ban. The Portuguese boss enjoyed the perfect home send-off at Sporting against Manchester City. After it was announced that his arrival at United wouldn’t be until mid-November, he commented on the matter. And he actually revealed that he wanted to remain as Sporting manager until the end of the season, but that United made a ‘now or never’ offer. Amorim said: “United came along, paid the clause, above the clause, and the chairman defended his interests. I never discussed anything with the chairman. “The only request I made was that it would be at the end of the season and they told me that wasn’t possible, that it was now or never. “I had three days to decide on something that would completely change my life. “It’s not the first time that I’ve had my clause paid by another club. Nor the second. I wanted that club and that context. “It’s just like Sporting. It’s very hard for me to leave. More for me than for any other Sporting fan.”
Ruben Amorim’s arrival date at Manchester United has been delayed but a new era at Old Trafford remains just around the corner.
The 39-year-old has been unveiled as Erik ten Hag’s successor, taking over from the Dutchman after he was sacked on October 28.
Amorim’s final home match in charge of Sporting Lisbon saw the club thrash Pep Guardiola’s Man City 4-1 in the Champions League.
His Sporting spell officially ended on Sunday night following a trip to Braga ahead of the November international break.
Amorim will now join the Red Devils to turn around the club’s worst-ever start in the Premier League.
Man United fans are desperate for the Portuguese to head straight to Old Trafford to outmanoeuvre Guardiola in the Premier League as well, but they’re going to have to wait a bit longer…
When will Amorim take charge of Manchester United?
As per a club statement, Amorim was said to be officially joining United on November 11.
However, talkSPORT understands he won’t be allowed to take charge on Monday now as he is still waiting for a work permit to be granted.
The club remain confident the issue will be resolved in the coming days and the international fixtures mean it won’t be any headache.
Amorim himself had not even planned to take his first Carrington training session until the second week of the November break.
Ruud van Nistelrooy has been in interim charge for the club’s last four matches since Ten Hag’s exit.
The last of those matches saw the Red Devils beat Leicester 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Amorim's first five games
Officially arrives on November 11
- Ipswich Town (A) Premier League – Saturday, November 24
- Bodo/Glimt (H) Europa League – Thursday, November 28
- Everton (H) Premier League – Sunday, December 1
- Arsenal (A) Premier League – Wednesday, December 4
- Nottingham Forest (H) Premier League – Saturday, December 7
A club statement on Amorim following his unveiling read: “He will join until June 2027 with a club option of an additional year, once he has fulfilled his obligations to his current club.
“He will join Manchester United on Monday 11 November.”
His new arrival date hasn’t been officially confirmed but the manager will still have time to settle in before overseeing his opening game.
Amorim will be on the touchline for the first time on Sunday, November 24.
He is set to be in the dugout at Portman Road when United travel to take on Ipswich Town.
However, Amorim’s new assistant manager Darren Fletcher will miss his first two Premier League games in charge due to a ban.
The Portuguese boss enjoyed the perfect home send-off at Sporting against Manchester City.
After it was announced that his arrival at United wouldn’t be until mid-November, he commented on the matter.
And he actually revealed that he wanted to remain as Sporting manager until the end of the season, but that United made a ‘now or never’ offer.
Amorim said: “United came along, paid the clause, above the clause, and the chairman defended his interests. I never discussed anything with the chairman.
“The only request I made was that it would be at the end of the season and they told me that wasn’t possible, that it was now or never.
“I had three days to decide on something that would completely change my life.
“It’s not the first time that I’ve had my clause paid by another club. Nor the second. I wanted that club and that context.
“It’s just like Sporting. It’s very hard for me to leave. More for me than for any other Sporting fan.”
