West Ham's real reason for rejecting Ruben Amorim is huge concern for Man Utd

Manchester United have been told why rejected the chance to make their new manager earlier this year.

boss Amorim has after emerging as their top pick to replace , who after losing four of his opening nine games this season. Amorim is one of the aged just 39 and was heavily tipped for the job after surprisingly in January.

But there was a twist in the tale when Amorim with in April - a decision which he quickly regretted as the two parties . That was a few weeks before Sporting won the Primeira Liga title for second time in three years under Amorim.

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The former midfielder had previously managed two other Portuguese clubs, Casa Pia and , but that's where West Ham's primary concern stemmed from. According to the , it's claimed that West Ham chiefs snubbed Amorim because he'd only managed in one country and the Irons wanted a more experienced manager to replace .

With that in mind, club chiefs appointed former , , , and boss . So far, Lopetegui has won four of his 11 games in charge, the latest being a controversial 2-1 victory over United on Sunday which spelled the end for Ten Hag, leaving the Red Devils 14th in the league table.

Amorim, meanwhile, apologised for his trip to London in his very next press conference, saying that he'd been 'disrespectful' to Sporting by talking to another club. "What is important to say is that it was obviously a mistake," the 39-year-old admitted. "The trip was a mistake, the timing was completely misjudged, which I did not see at the time. It was misjudged."

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United are convinced, though, with the Red Devils willing to pay Amorim's €10million (£8.3m) release clause. Speaking after guiding Sporting through to the League Cup semi-finals with a 3-1 win against Nacional on Tuesday, Amorim admitted that 'nothing has been decided'.

" is interested, but it's my choice," he declared. "Until everything is decided, we won't be making any noise. I have nothing useful to say. I will take on whatever I want to do, as I have always done. I have always taken responsibility for my decisions and I will be here to do so, but when I am sure of things it will be easier."

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