Man United reveal plans for ex-Sporting boss Ruben Amorim | OneFootball

Manchester United has made its position on Ruben Amorim clear. In an interview given last Wednesday, November 5, Jason Wilcox, the Red Devils’ director of football, assured that the former Sporting coach is part of the board’s plan for the coming years.

“We just have to keep building the spirit, keep building on Ruben’s idea. Ruben has a very clear idea. That idea is much more flexible than people think. We have to start with the end in mind and understand the game model, what Manchester United is... It’s very important, and we have to put the pieces of the puzzle together,” he began, speaking on the club’s own podcast, ‘Inside Carrington’.

“We would love to have all the pieces in place, so we could see a very, very clear picture, but building that picture is even harder when you lose some games, because people start to question things, but we have everything very clear. Ruben, Omar [Berrada, chief executive], the owners, and I are all very clear about the direction we need to take, and this is very important,” he added.

Next, Jason Wilcox also guaranteed that Amorim had a say in last summer’s transfer market, in which the Old Trafford team invested 250 million euros: “Last year’s summer window was much more chaotic than this one, which was quite calm. This time, we knew the plan. We knew which players we were targeting, we had our lists, we knew which areas of the pitch we needed to improve. There were ongoing meetings with me, Ruben, Chris Vivell [head of scouting], and his team behind the scenes.”

“We were very clear about the profiles we needed, so the instructions come from me and Ruben, go to Chris, there’s a lot of debate and discussion around the profiles we need, and then the scouts go to the market, we combine that with the data team, and from there, there’s constant dialogue,” he added, ultimately explaining the process.

“At the moment, I’m having weekly meetings with the recruitment team about different profiles, age groups, whether they’re attainable... The same goes for Ruben, so it’s a very joint approach,” he concluded.

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