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Man Utd chiefs to ‘give Amorim much smaller budget than wasteful Ten Hag and hope he gets best out of two big signings’
Man Utd scouts watched one of Amorim's former players over the weekend
RUBEN AMORIM will be expected to work on a much smaller budget than Erik ten Hag did at Manchester United, according to reports.
Ten Hag, 53, spent more than £600million on transfers in barely two-and-a-half years as Red Devils boss.
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Over the last decade United have averaged five signings per summer.
But according to the , they are not planning to hugely reshape their current squad at the end of the season.
Instead, club chiefs feel that new boss Amorim can get much more out of their current crop of players.
Last summer, Ten Hag forked out nearly £200m on Leny Yoro, Manuel Ugarte, Matthijs de Ligt, Joshua Zirkzee and Noussair Mazraoui.
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While during his reign he also spent £86m on Antony, £70m on Casemiro, £72m on Rasmus Hojlund and £60m on Mason Mount.
The latter two in particular are players that United chiefs hope Amorim can get a tune out of.
Since the Portuguese's Old Trafford arrival, Man Utd scouts watched his former Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres score for Sweden over the weekend.
But United bosses hope that Hojlund can deliver on his potential and begin to bang the goals in.
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Amorim is set to take charge of his first match as Man Utd manager on Sunday.
He will take his side to Ipswich Town, who grabbed their first Premier League win in 22 years when they triumphed 2-1 over Tottenham prior to the international break.
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Speaking for the first time as Man Utd boss last week, Amorim admitted that he is not fazed by the weight of history at Old Trafford.
He said: "It’s a great responsibility but you feel honoured and excited to be part of that.
"If the team plays well and wins games, everything looks so much better. We are the engine of football — Manchester United is the engine of the Premier League in my opinion.
"For a long time we haven’t won the Premier League but United is the biggest club in England.
"This is part of the history but it isn’t now, so we have to address that and try to win again.
"All the people are hungry for success and this is the place I want to be because of that — because you can be part of something special."
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