Ruben Amorim, coach of Sporting de Portugal, sounded a few weeks ago as a strong candidate to succeed Jurgen Klopp, but he refused any kind of contact with Liverpool and finally they chose Arne Slott.
Now, after it emerged that West Ham are considering him for next season, Amorim apologized for talking to West Ham and saying it was a “mistake”.
Meeting in London
The Portuguese coach traveled to London this week to meet the Hammers about the possibility to relieve David Moyes, The contract expires on June 30 and its continuation is uncertain.
Amorim revealed that he informed Sporting about the talks with Sporting and there is no “secret” about it, but added that it would be “disrespectful” to talk to another club.
mistake
“The important thing to say is that it’s obviously a mistake,” Amori admitted at a press conference. “The trip was a mistake, the timing was completely miscalculated, something I didn’t see at the time. It was a miscalculation.”
Amorim is now forced to “live with” his decision to rejoin West Ham and He hopes Sporting fans will forgive him. “I gave an explanation to the players. I also gave an explanation to the staff that there should be.”
Apologize to everyone
Fully remorseful, Amorim insisted that “now it’s about moving forward, obviously apart from all that, I apologize publicly to the sports fans. I apologize to the staff and I also apologize first and mainly publicly to my players for the mistake.”
After this regret, it will have to be seen if Amorim ends up at West Ham. At the moment he is focused on putting the Primeira Liga title within Sportin’s reach, leading 7 points ahead of Benfica with 4 games remaining.
Source: La Verdad
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