Latest Liverpool news and gossip as Sporting CP head coach Ruben Amorim has been linked with replacing Jurgen Klopp as the next Reds manager and has now responded to the rumours.
Sporting CP boss Ruben Amorim has dismissed speculation that he could be the next Liverpool manager.
Jurgen Klopp is set to leave his role as Reds boss at the end of the season. The 56-year-old announced the news last month that he would be stepping down in the summer, leading to intense speculation as to who could be his replacement.
Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso has emerged as the early favourite to be Klopp’s successor at Anfield. Alonso has also been linked with managing Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, having played for both clubs during his time as a player, as well as Liverpool.
Amorim has also been linked with the future vacancy at Liverpool, while Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi and Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann have also been mentioned as potential candidates. Reports on Saturday claimed that Amorim was identified as an “alternative” to Alonso for the Reds in the event they fail to appoint the current Leverkusen boss.
Now, Amorim has spoken about the rumours linking him with Liverpool. However, the Sporting CP boss insisted he is not thinking about the speculation around his future.
“I’m not going to dwell on my future, I’ve already said what I had to say.,” Amorim told reporters on Saturday, via Record. “I just want to beat Rio Ave and then we’ll see.”
This is not the first time that Amorim has addressed speculation about his future. Back in November, the 39-year-old was linked with replacing Erik ten Hag as manager at Manchester United.
Amorim was asked about the possibility of replacing Ten Hag as manager at Old Trafford. The Sporting CP boss confirmed that he had not been approached by Man United, but did hint that a decision about his future could be made at the end of the season.
“This year I’m not going to go back to the same conversation as last year,” Amorim said in November, via the Manchester Evening News. “I’m not going to make any kind of comment on these situations. We don’t know the future, it depends on the results.
“Regarding the future, I have an idea for the end of the season but I won’t say it now. But the results and the context take us to something different. I don’t want to be commenting on these things. I have not been contacted by Manchester United.”
