Furious Ruben Amorim rejected approach paying 'three times more than Man Utd'

Ruben Amorim furiously hit back at assertions he is joining for the money by saying one club offered 'three times more' money.

Amorim, 39, was, barely a week after was . The Portuguese boss recently answered questions about his new position after watching his side overcome Estrela Amadora 5-1.

He will not be in the United dugout until they travel to East Anglia to face in the . There was a mixed atmosphere at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, as many fans were not happy to see Amorim.

Some fans also reportedly called him 'Judas' for his decision to depart the club mid-season. In his post-match press conference, Amorim hit back at accusations that his move to Old Trafford was financially motivated.

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Amorim said: "I mean, let's not go around the bush. There was a club that said that if I rejected it now in six months I wouldn't get it, and I knew that in six months I will leave Sporting, so I did not want to regret not making this decision.

"I know it was a disappointment to the Sporting fans and not take the risk or wait for the end of the season, and then I wouldn't have the only club I wanted to coach. The president knows about this because I had other offers and I didn't want them before, but this one I did want so I made my decision.

"But now I go home more happier because I have explained. People say 'it's about the money', but there was another team that that wanted to hire me before and they paid three times more than Manchester."

Amorim refused to explain which club offered that salary or where they were based. Last season, Amorim was linked with a move to and United, but neither club were close to agreeing a deal with him.

It's understood the two-time Primeira Liga winner will earn £6.5 million per season on the red side of Manchester. An offer that is triple his salary would mean Amorim turned down a £19.5m per year offer to snub United.

The Portuguese coach was only given a matter of days to accept the offer before it expired. In his conference, he added: "At the beginning of the season, I had a talk with [President Frederico Varandas] and Hugo Viana [then-sporting director] and I said that whatever happened, this would be my last season with Sporting. The president is here, he can confirm that.

"The season started, we know that we started very well. Then the situation came and they appeared. They paid above the release clause. I never discussed anything with the president about this bargaining. The only question I made was only to go at the end of the season.

"For three days, I said I wanted to stay until the end of the season. But I was told it was not possible, I was told it was now or never, or Manchester United would go for another option.

"I had three days to make my decision. The change is radical in my life but I had three days to make this decision. That's what I did."

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