Amorim wants to bring two trusted Sporting CP stars with him to Milan | OneFootball

Ruben Amorim has recently been appointed as the new head coach of Milan, and reports in Italy claim that he wants to bring two trusted players he knows well from his time at Sporting CP with him to San Siro.

Report: Amorim wants Hjulmand and Trincao at Milan

Milan officially announced the appointment of Amorim as head coach on Tuesday evening, following the departure of Massimiliano Allegri the day after the 2025-26 season came to an end. Reports indicate that the Portuguese has signed an initial two-year contract with an option to extend by a further 12 months.

Though Milan are still on the hunt for a new technical director and a new sporting director having learned that Markus Krösche will not be joining from Eintracht Frankfurt, reports in Italy claim that Amorim has already identified two signings he wants the club to make this summer.

According to Gianluca Di Marzio and Sky Sport Italia, the first is Sporting CP midfielder Morten Hjulmand, who spent two-and-a-half seasons in Italy playing for Lecce across Serie A and Serie B.

The Denmark international left Lecce to join Sporting in a deal potentially worth up to €21m including add-ons at the end of his first, impressive season in the Italian top flight.

Amorim worked with Hjulmand in Portugal before leaving to take over as head coach of Manchester United, and Di Marzio adds that the coach would have wanted to take the Dane with him to Old Trafford as well.

While Sporting CP were not open to selling Hjulmand last summer, Di Marzio claims that there is much more room to negotiate in the summer of 2026.

The same report claims that Amorim is also hoping to bring Portugal international Francisco Trincao with him to San Siro.

NAPLES, ITALY – OCTOBER 01: Francisco Trincao of Sporting Clube de Portugal battles for possession with Stanislav Lobotka of SSC Napoli during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD2 match between SSC Napoli and Sporting Clube de Portugal at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on October 01, 2025 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Francesco Pecoraro/Getty Images)

The 26-year-old has spent the last four seasons with Sporting after struggling to cement himself at Barcelona and has gone on to provide 47 goals and 38 assists from 208 appearances across all competitions.

He was also coached by Amorim prior to his Manchester United move, and the coach is said to appreciate the fact that his compatriot can comfortably cover in any of the three attacking roles behind a centre-forward.