Club president ‘unaware’ of manager’s intentions to speak with West Ham – Director informed, but not him

Ruben Amorim’s meeting with West Ham United continues to be talked about in Portugal, where Leonino claims to have learned some exclusive information about this trip.

The outlet claims that Sporting president Frederico Varandas was ‘unaware’ that the manager would fly to London for the job interview.

It’s said the club chief didn’t know about the negotiations and was ‘not happy’ the talks with West Ham were taking place.

The strange claim in this story is that Amorim told Sporting director Hugo Viana about his trip, so it’s a little strange that it’s only the president who wasn’t aware. There’s a chance this is all a little PR for the president to insist he knew nothing was going on.

Either way, despite the disagreement about the trip, Varandas’ intention is still to keep the coach and give him a pay rise.

The Portuguese media no longer sees West Ham as a threat to Sporting, as Amorim reportedly didn’t like their sporting project, and that’s one more reason for things to be fine at Alvalade.

Amorim is set to give a press conference on Saturday, ahead of the match against Porto, and the Hammers will surely be a topic.