The Man Utd squad were “sad” to see Erik ten Hag leave the club, but there is positivity among the squad over the prospect of Ruben Amorim’s arrival, according to reports.

The Dutchman was sacked by the club on Monday morning after a poor start to the season, having recorded just one win in his last eight games in all competitions.

Ten Hag’s last game in charge came on Sunday, where Manchester United They were defeated 2-1 by West Ham in the Premier League.

He leaves Old Trafford Having won two trophies with the club, the League Cup in his debut season followed by the FA Cup in May.

Man Utd will return to action in the competition on Wednesday against the Foxes, where Ruud van Nistelrooy will be in the Old Trafford dugout as interim head coach, amid reports the club is in talks to replace Ten Hag. with Sporting Lisbon coach, Amorim.

And now team talk affirm that The Man Utd squad were “sad to see” Ten Hag leave the Premier League club but have “reacted extremely positively to the news” of Amorim’s impending appointment.

The website adds that the Red Devils players “see Amorim as a modern appointment with forward planning and who will bring the club in line with some of their biggest rivals.”

AND sky sports Reporter Melissa Reddy insists Man Utd are in “advanced talks” to bring Amorim to Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon and “could be in charge of Sunday’s Premier League clash against Chelsea.”

Other sky sports Journalist Kaveh Solhekol has brought the latest. On the Red Devils’ pursuit of Amorim in more detail, he said: “Several sources in Portugal tell us that they expect Ruben Amorim to become Man Utd’s next manager. For that to happen, United need to reach a compensation agreement with Sporting.

“That won’t be complicated, as in his contract with Sporting it says that if United want him, they will have to pay compensation of €10m (£8.3m). He has different release clauses in his contract for different clubs, so if he went to a Portuguese team it would cost €30m (£24.9m), but if he went to a foreign club it would cost €20m. of euros. (£16.6 million). But for the bigger clubs, the ‘killer clubs’ as they are called in Portugal, a United is one, it costs €10m (£8.3m).

“So as long as he tells Sporting that he wants to join United, there is a good chance he will be their next manager.”

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Solhekol added; “You don’t fire your manager unless you have a replacement, so Amorim – among others – has been on United’s radar for a long, long time.

“My feeling is that they should have received some encouragement that I was willing to leave Sporting to make this move this week.

“So if United can agree compensation with Sporting, he could be in charge of Sunday’s game against Chelsea (live on Sky Sports).”

Solhekol continued: “Amorim was linked with the West Ham job, the Liverpool job and there is even talk that one day he will be Manchester City manager.

“He is one of the most coveted young coaches in Europe at the moment. It’s not just United that is interested.

“One of the obstacles to closing this deal is the fact that he has this termination clause in his contract.

“Sporting had to pay a huge release clause to get him in the first place and United will have to pay €10m (£8.3m) to get him.

“United have to comply with the PSR rules and they also have to pay Erik ten Hag, so there is talk that they will have to pay him in the region of £15m.

“So United would need to spend not only to sack Ten Hag but also to bring in Amorim.

“His style of football is attractive, but some detractors would say that what he has achieved has been in a very short time in Portuguese football.

“With all due respect, the level of the Portuguese league is not at the same level as others in Europe. But it seems that Amorim could be the next great Portuguese coach.”

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