Ruben Amorim set to snub Benfica, find out why | OneFootball

Benfica continues to look at Ruben Amorim as the main target to succeed José Mourinho, but convincing the former Sporting manager to return to Portugal now promises to be a complicated mission for Rui Costa and one that could soon be dropped.

According to the newspaper Record, at this stage of his career, Amorim remains determined to continue his path abroad. Despite a less successful spell at Manchester United, the coach believes he still has room to prove his worth outside Portugal and is prioritizing a new international project that will allow him to rebuild his reputation and compete again at the highest level.

The 43-year-old Portuguese manager is not even ruling out the possibility of starting next season without a club if no proposal fully convinces him. Even so, Benfica has not given up on the goal and is preparing to try to win over a name seen as a consensus choice among the Eagles’ fans, especially after a season marked by strong criticism.

Despite a career deeply linked to Sporting, where he won three league titles and restored the Lions to the top of Portuguese football, Ruben Amorim's connection to Benfica is well known. The coach has never completely closed the door on a possible return to the Estádio da Luz, now as manager, a scenario Rui Costa intends to explore in the coming weeks.

For now, there have only been exploratory contacts to assess the former Lions manager’s availability. Moreover, no formal offer appears to have been made yet, but the Eagles’ president remains determined to try to convince the man he sees as the ideal name to lead Benfica’s new project.

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