Ruben Amorim is expecting clarification over his future soon as he continues to be linked with the vacant head coach role at Manchester United.
The Sporting coach suggested a decision would be made after Friday night’s Primeira Liga match against Estrela.
"It's a negotiation between two clubs, it's never easy," the 39-year-old said at a pre-match press conference when asked about him going to Old Trafford. "Even with the clauses, it's never easy, they have to talk and we will have clarification after the game, it will be very clear.
"So it's one more day after the game tomorrow, we will have a decision made.
"The soap opera is coming to an end. The fact that I can't be so clear creates a lot of difficulty for me."
Amorim discusses his future
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In the meantime, Ruud van Nistelrooy continues to be in charge of Man Utd on an interim basis and dodged questions about Amorim, instead focusing on his own role ahead of Sunday’s home match against Chelsea.
"I said that it was going to be a short job as an interim,” van Nistelrooy said. “That was communicated very clearly and I was happy with that. I felt that I was called upon to help the club forward in this situation.
“I'm just thinking about preparing the team for each game. That's the process that I'm in. I'm in this position for the short-term, so I'm only really thinking about one thing: doing the best that we can for every game coming up.
"There is a big one against Chelsea now."
Sporting's statement
Earlier in the week, Sporting informed the Portuguese Securities Market Commission about Man Utd's interest.
In a statement, they said: "Manchester United FC expressed interest in hiring coach Rúben Amorim, and the Board of Directors of Sporting SAD referred to the terms and conditions provided for in the employment contract in force between the Company and the coach, specifically for the respective termination clause and for the amount of Euro 10,000,000.00.
"Manchester United FC expressed interest in paying Sporting SAD the amount of said clause."