Manchester United will appoint Rubén Amorim as the club’s new coach following the dismissal of Eric ten Hag.
This comes after the club reached an agreement with Sporting Lisbon on Thursday.
According to the Athletic, the 39-year-old would stay with the Portuguese league leaders for the next three games, including next week’s Champions League match against Manchester City.
He is expected to take charge at Old Trafford during the November international break, with his first game being United’s trip to Ipswich on November 24.
Sky Sports said the Premier League club was understood to have paid Sporting an extra €1 million on top of his €10 million ($11 million) release clause for an early release.
Sporting issued a statement to the Lisbon Stock Exchange on Tuesday confirming that United were willing to honor the release clause.
United ended Erik ten Hag’s two-year reign as manager on Monday after a 2-1 defeat to West Ham left them 14th in the Premier League.
Amorim quickly emerged as United’s number one option.
United interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy oversaw a 5-2 win against Leicester in the fourth round of the League Cup on Wednesday.
“I came here as an assistant to help the club.” Van Nistelrooy said. “I am helping as long as it is needed and in the future, in whatever capacity, I will be here to help the club build towards the future.”
Despite spending big in the transfer market over the summer, Ten Hag paid the price for United’s poor start to the season.
Before the win against Leicester, they had only won one of their last eight games in all competitions.
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