Ruben Amorim insists Hugo Viana’s determination to swap Sporting CP for Manchester Metropolis doesn’t imply he’ll do the identical.
The uncertainty round Pep Guardiola’s future at Metropolis – he’s out of contract on the finish of the season, to not point out the potential repercussions if the membership is discovered responsible of alleged breaches of monetary truthful play laws – means discuss of a brand new man on the helm on the Etihad has continued to rumble in latest weeks.
Amorim is considered among the best younger coaches in Europe and was delivered to Sporting by Viana 4 and a half years in the past, subsequently main them to 2 Primeira Liga titles.
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It was confirmed final weekend that Viana will exchange Txiki Begiristain as Metropolis’s sporting director on the finish of the season.
Requested about stories linking him with the four-time defending Premier League champions, Amorim stated right this moment: “Me go to Metropolis? These are simply rumours. Viana will all the time be a fantastic pal however, in the future, our skilled paths shall be completely different. One factor doesn’t essentially result in one other.
“I can’t management what you’re going to say, or ask. What I can management is the solutions I give and the one factor that has modified is that Hugo Viana will go away on the finish of the season. All the pieces else stays the identical.
“The way in which of Viana is the way in which of Viana, mine is mine. We have now an expert relationship that won’t be maintained perpetually, however our friendship will.”
Keep out of the dressing room Hugo!!
Sporting face Metropolis within the Champions League subsequent month and Amorim joked Viana wouldn’t be allowed to get too near the gamers within the build-up.
“Clearly, in that week, Viana received’t be capable to go within the dressing room,” he stated with a smile.
“I’ll go away him out in order to not create conflicts.”
Sporting are high of the Primeira Liga having received all eight of their video games this season.
