CONFIRMED: Amorim will get NEW Man Utd contract

Robin Bairner

8 Sept 2025 11:30 BST
4 min read

Manchester United have no intention of sacking manager Ruben Amorim and, on the contrary, are willing to offer him a contract extension if the situation is right at the end of the season.

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Amorim’s future has been the subject of much speculation after a poor start to the campaign that only saw the Old Trafford club claim their first victory prior to the international break, thanks to a 3-2 win over Burnley in the Premier League.

United back the Portuguese in the transfer market by funding him with €250 million to sign a new forward line and goalkeeper Sanne Lammens.

And while Amorim has privately thought about quitting Old Trafford, United’s directors are determined to keep the 40-year-old at the club for as long as possible.

Man Utd planning for long Amorim reign

“Ruben Amorim's contract runs until 2027. So in the summer, next May, he'll have one year left on his contract,” Mark Goldbridge revealed on the United Stand.

“No manager can go into their final year contract. Manchester United have an option of a further year. So effectively, if they want to, they could say next May: ‘We're going to activate your contract.’ It's basically two years left. Man United will do that unless there is a huge issue.

“They want to pin Amorim down for as long as possible. Now, if Man United were to finish eighth, handing him a new contract may not go down that well, so they'll activate the plus one. But the long-term vision is to stick with Ruben Amrim.

“Now, what we're hearing is if United had an amazing season, maybe finished fifth, maybe finished sixth, get back into Europe and do well, then there could be a new contract there because they feel in that climate, you could go: ‘There's a three-year contract.’

“But they definitely want to extend that contract next year, even if it's just by the plus one.

“If things go really badly, you probably get sacked next summer. But that's not the plan at Man United. They are looking to at least extend it by another year, which would give him two years from next May.”

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