This article contains affiliate links, and we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Amorim is the strong favourite to replace Jurgen Klopp in the summer, having impressed as head coach at Sporting CP.
According to Portuguese publication Jornal Noticias, the 39-year-old has listed a trio of Sporting stars who he wants to bring to Anfield. They are defenders Goncalo Inacio and Ousmane Diomande, and midfielder Martin Hjulmand.
All three players have shone under Amorim at Sporting, who are four points clear of second-placed Benfica with a game in hand in the Primeira Liga. Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.
You can check out at any time. In 2022, Erik ten Hag spent the summer attempting to sweep up the best of the players with whom he had some kind of previous association.
And that is without factoring in the centre-back’s troubling injury problems. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding.
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There was also the failed pursuit of the Barcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong, who Ten Hag had prioritised as his No. 1 target.
United ploughed vast effort and resources into attempting to persuade the former Ajax star to join, only to fail in their mission. The coach, who only turned 39 in January, might have had success with those players at Sporting, but that might not translate into a positive transition at Anfield.
Liverpool will likely have their own targets to pitch to Amorim. Given that they have previously been linked with defender Inacio, the incoming man might get at least one of his targets as a compromise.
But Amorim will not want to find his first transfer window judged to the same negative effect as Ten Hag’s.