Ruben Amorim turned down approaches from two teams before he agreed to leave Sporting CP to take over as Manchester United coach.
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Amorim was approached by other clubsAl-Nassr and West Ham both made offersCoach had his eye on 'more attractive project'Follow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
West Ham and Al-Nassr offered to activate the €10 million (£8m/$11m) release clause in his contract with Sporting CP, reports, but they both failed to persuade Amorim to leave the Portuguese side. Amorim has said that he was holding out for a more attractive project and that the United job was the only one he wanted.
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The first club to make contact with Sporting were West Ham. Amorim travelled to London to discuss the club vision and terms, but rejected their offer after it didn't fit his own goals. The second were Cristiano Ronaldo's Al-Nassr, who were ready to pay him €20m (£17m/$22m) per year.
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Seemingly referring to Al-Nassr's offer, Amorim said that he had an offer from a club that would see him earn three times as much as he will earn since replacing Erik ten Hag as Red Devils boss.
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With the Portuguese manager's next destination now set in stone, Amorim has two games left at Sporting CP before he takes charge at Old Trafford on November 11. The first game will be a Champions League clash against rivals-to-be Manchester City and the second will be his final league game in charge against Braga.
