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Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly held talks with former England boss Gareth Southgate, as stress mounts on Ruben Amorim.
Amorim is going through an especially unsure future at United after an underwhelming begin to the 2025/26 Premier League season. United sit 14th within the desk with solely seven factors from six matches.
Their 3-1 defeat to Brentford on the Gtech Group Stadium has as soon as once more raised doubts over Amorim’s suitability for the function.
After the ultimate whistle, a dejected Amorim insisted that he stays assured he can flip issues round.
Nevertheless, the numbers paint a grim image of his Previous Trafford tenure. The Portuguese coach has managed a mere 33 factors from his 34 top-flight video games in cost. He has registered simply 9 victories on this interval.
His anticipate back-to-back Premier League wins is about to proceed.
United have repeatedly insisted that Amorim nonetheless has their backing, however with outcomes persevering with to falter, that religion seems poised to be severely examined. In accordance with talkSPORT journalist Alex Criminal and Ben Jacobs, United have drawn a three-man listing that options Southgate.
Criminal and Jacobs reveal that Southgate is a real possibility for the Purple Devils and Ratcliffe has been in “direct contact” with the previous England boss in current weeks.
The report additional states, “In the event that they do pull the set off, they’re prone to wait till after Saturday, November 1, to cut back the extent of compensation.”
“Though Amorim has stated publicly he would stroll away with out a payoff, it’s believed sacking him now would price Manchester United round £12m.”
“Different potential replacements embrace Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner and Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola.”
Southgate has been out of soccer administration since July 2024, when he stepped down as supervisor of the Three Lions.
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