According to Portuguese journalist Bruno Andrade, Sporting Lisbon manager Ruben Amorim has admirers in the Premier League, with Leeds United and Leicester City both following his progress at the Portuguese top-flight outfit.
Rúben Amorim já salta aos olhos da Premier League. A evolução do português no Sporting é acompanhada com atenção por Leeds e Leicester, visto que Marcelo Bielsa não definiu ainda se renova contrato e Brendan Rodgers está valorizado (chance de sair para um clube mais poderoso)
— Bruno Andrade (@brunoandrd) March 1, 2021
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Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa is out of contract at the end of the season, and while the Argentine is expected to pen another one-year deal, the club president and owner Andrea Radrizzani says they are ‘analysing options’ should he leave.
Amorim has guided Sporting to the top of the league after 21 games, and he will be keen to lead them to the title with 13 games left.
There are nine points between his side and second-placed Braga, so the job is far from finished.
The 36-year-old will further boost his CV should he win the league this term.
The former Portugal international midfielder won the Portuguese League Cup with Braga last season in his debut managerial campaign with their first-team, and he has already won the same trophy with Sporting this season.
Leicester could lose Rodgers soon, with the former Liverpool boss reportedly on the radar of Tottenham Hotspur should Jose Mourinho be shown the exit door.
The King Power Stadium outfit and Leeds will continue to keep tabs on Amorim, and it will be interesting to see what the future holds for the young manager.
He will be keen to prove himself in the Premier League without a doubt, and both teams have ambitious owners who are looking to establish their clubs as regulars in Europe.
In other news, Bielsa says he wishes every Leeds player was like 24-year-old.