Cristiano Ronaldo's nickname for Rubén Amorim emerges and is revealing of his character

Cristiano Ronaldo's description of Rubén Amorim will make Manchester United fans giddy with joy at the latter's imminent arrival.

talkSPORT understands the Red Devils have agreed a fee of £8.3m with Sporting to get Amorim out of his contract.

Amorim has also verbally agreed to personal terms with Unitedand the Premier League giants hope a deal can be agreed in time for him to take charge of the game against Chelsea on Sunday.

Barring any last-minute issues, the United role will be Amorim's fifth managerial position, having previously worked in the first and second teams at Casa Pia and Braga.

Amorim will take charge of a Red Devils team languishing in 14th place in the Premier League table and desperately needing a spark to start the season.

seems ronaldo A one-word summary from Amorim hints that the 39-year-old will be able to do just that.

“He manchester united “The job may seem impossible at the moment, but so did Sporting's when Amorim was introduced as their head coach on March 5, 2020,” Portuguese football reporter. Marcus Alves explainsd.

“Eloquent and extroverted, Amorim is irresistible and commands words in such a way that christian ronaldo I used to call him “poet” in the national team.

“Above all, the 39-year-old does not tolerate unprofessionalism. He is a man who has pacified a team that seemed to be at war with itself once. Surely he can do it twice if he is allowed.”

Amorim and Ronaldo played eight games together for Portugal, including a group stage match at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.

However, Amorim has proven to be equally adept on the bench as he is on the field as a midfielder, guiding Sporting to two Primeira Liga titles and a Portuguese Super Cup in four years.

Ronaldo is also not the only Sporting alumnus who has praised Amorim.

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Captain of the Red Devils Bruno Fernandezwho joined United from Sporting in January 2020, praised how Amorim turned the club around and guided it to its first league title in almost two decades.

“Since Mr. Amorim arrived at Sporting, it has been one of the teams that has played the best football” Fernandes told CNN Portugal at the beginning of October.

“They have been consistent, the signings have been right and they are in a very good moment. They are a very well prepared team.

“In relation to Amorim, it shows that he is prepared at this moment. Coaching Sporting and winning championships is not easy, Sporting went 20 years without winning championships and Amorim arrived and has already won two, this shows that the job has been done well” . .

“If he manages to do the same in England, Spain or anywhere else, you'll never know until you get there, but I'm sure his qualities are there for everyone to see.”

Amorim ready to take over at Old Trafford after Red Devils fired Erik ten Hag on Mondays.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has been appointed interim chief and will take charge of the club's Carabao Cup match against Leicester City on Wednesday.

However, it could prove to be the Dutchman's only game in charge if United get their wish and complete the deal for Amorim in the coming days.

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