A handful of players will become surplus to requirements as a result, while those who are ageing might be at risk of exiting, with Amorim traditionally operating with a younger squad at Sporting. For example, the average age of his back three in Portugal was 21.

Harry Amass has been linked with a shock exit from Manchester United following his lack of first-team opportunities - just over one year since arriving at Old Trafford

The Portuguese tactician has supposedly made it clear that he wants players with intensity in his Man Utd squad, according to Fabrizio Romano on his YouTube channel, and it’s easy to imagine that