Ruben Amorim’s role in developing Francisco Trincão at Sporting Club de Portugal could be the driving force behind a move to Manchester United this summer.
That’s according to Rui Santos, who worked with the player at Sporting and has been commenting on a possible move for the winger in comments relayed by Noticias Ao Minuto.
Trincão is currently enjoying another strong season for Sporting and has been impressing on the international stage with Portugal during this break.
That’s added to growing speculation about a move this summer, with reports in Portugal insisting that Manchester United and Manchester City are ready to do battle for him in the coming months.
Reports about Manchester United have been pushed thanks to Trincão’s relationship with Amorim, who managed him at Sporting and was a big supporter of the player during his time with him in Portugal. Trincão managed 31 goals and 25 assists under him in 131 games.
The insistence in Portugal is that Amorim would love to reunite with him at Old Trafford and Santos can absolutely see that being the case.
“We know that Ruben Amorim is a great coach and a great trainer of athletes who have excelled at Sporting. At a time when Francisco Trincão was being criticized, the coach never stopped believing in him. He always supported him,” he said.
“In this case, Ruben Amorim was one of the pillars of Trincão’s success. In the past, many people had doubts and now everyone is certain.
“Their rivals in Manchester, and obviously Sporting being a big club, are two of the great giants of football. Furthermore, United has one of Trincão’s ‘fathers’, Ruben Amorim, who has always believed in him. When an athlete is going to take on new projects, he cannot leave aside the financial aspect, but he also has to think about the next step.
“At Sporting he is having a fabulous return, but here everything is aligned because, in addition to the financial aspect, we have a very important part: working with someone who believed in him when everyone else doubted him.
“Manchester United, Premier League… The Theatre of Dreams came together with the technical team that always believed in him.”
