Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim, who rejected Tottenham’s offer, showed interest in the Chelsea manager’s job.

British media The Sun reported on the 15th (Korean time) that “Chelsea had an interview with manager Amorim.”

Director Amorim, born in 1985, is a young leader at the age of 38 this year. He played as a player until 2016, and after his retirement he built his managerial career with Casa Pia and Braga.

He won the league title in the 2020/21 season, his first season with Sporting, and was selected as Prime Minister La Liga (Portugal 1st division) Manager of the Year, drawing attention from many European clubs.

It is also similar to former Korean national team coach Paulo Bento, who also made great progress through Sporting coach.

Coach Pep Guardiola, who met Sporting in the round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League in the last 2021/22 season, also said of coach Amorim, “Amorim’s career is excellent, and the way he plays is great. The games he showed in Portugal made a big impression. ”, he is highly regarded in Europe.

The Sun said, “Chelsea is going through a thorough process to find a successor to manager Graham Porter. Amorim interviewed directly with owner Todd Boley for the position of Chelsea manager. We are considering it,” he said, explaining that manager Amorim was nominated as a Chelsea manager.

“Sporting, led by Amorim, is regrettable in fourth place in the league, but it was eliminated by defeating Arsenal, the leader of the Premier League, in the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League,” he said. mentioned it can.

Coach Amorim and Sporting drew 2-2 in the first leg against Arsenal, who showed tremendous momentum, and in the second leg away, they drew 1-1 and won after a penalty shootout to advance to the quarterfinals. 카지노

On the other hand, Tottenham is the team that is embarrassed by manager Amorim’s nomination for Chelsea manager.

Tottenham initially nominated manager Amorim as the successor to manager Antonio Conte, but news that Amorim rejected it was reported through local media.

Portuguese media ‘Avola’ said, “Coach Amorim will not be interested in going to a club that will not head to the UEFA Champions League next season.”

However, Chelsea, which coach Amorim participated in the interview, is in 11th place this season. Since the chances of the Champions League are lower than that of Tottenham, which is in fifth place, Amorim’s choice is bound to be humiliating for Tottenham.

Tottenham’s ordeal to find Conte’s successor is expected to continue until the coming summer, as many coaches that Tottenham were aiming for, such as Enrique and Nagelsmann, have already shown interest in the Chelsea manager’s position instead of Tottenham’s appointment, and manager Amorim also chose Chelsea. .