The agent of Sporting CP famous person Viktor Gyokeres says he is not amazed that Ruben Amorim is being hotly tipped to end up the subsequent Liverpool manager.
Hasan Cetinkaya lauded the Portuguese tactician as his consumer enjoys a fruitful debut season in southern Europe after Sporing received the race to sign him from Coventry City for the duration of the summer. The 25-year-old has netted 36 times in all competitions, along with 22 dreams in 26 Liga Portugal matches.
Amorim used to be set up as the favorite to replace Klopp in the Anfield dugout after his shock announcement in January.
Initially, Xabi Alonso stole a march to become the frontrunner however confessed his intentions to remain at Bayer Leverkusen as they aspect nearer to usurping Bayern Munich at the pinnacle of German football.This week, reports counseled that a verbal agreement was once in area between Amorim and Liverpool.
However, the ECHO is familiar with that guidelines that he has signed a three-year contract on Merseyside are premature, with the process to recruit their subsequent supervisor ongoing.Liverpool are nonetheless identifying and researching a shortlist of possible candidates and have but to decide and formally act upon a desired choice. With Sporting four points clear at the top and eyeing a 2d title win underneath the 39-year-old, Amorim has emerged as an captivating choice for the Reds.
For Cetinkaya, the reports come as no surprise. He informed ABola by way of Renascena: “It doesn’t shock me that Rúben is being linked to Liverpool, it is normal, his work is of a high level, it is what the clubs are looking for.
“Yes, it will be more hard for Viktor to stay if Rúben Amorim leaves Sporting. Because Viktor got here exactly due to the fact of Ruben. The day we met, I said to Ruben: ‘here’s my boy, he got here to Sporting due to the fact of you.”
Coventry reportedly earned £21million for the Sweden worldwide after the Sky Blues got here agonisingly shut to earning advertising to the Premier League – dropping to Luton Town in the playoff final. Mark Robins’ facet had to fend off hobby at some stage in the campaign before Sporting gained the race.
The 25-year-old’s agent added: “There have been eight clubs very interested in Viktor ultimate summer.
They all paid Coventry greater than Sporting, they all paid Viktor more, they all paid a higher fee to the agentAnd I delivered him to Sporting due to the fact of Ruben Amorim, due to the fact I understand his work and his work with the players. I selected Ruben due to the fact he is a teach at any other level.”
