Klopp confirmed back in January that he will be stepping down at the end of the season. Amorim has been identified as one of the frontrunners to take over this summer. The 39-year-old has been successful since taking over at Sporting in March 2020, winning 154 of his 217 games in charge and is on the verge of securing their second league title in four years.

Matic, who played alongside Amorim during their time together at Benfica, has backed his former team-mate to be a perfect replacement for Klopp. “Ruben Amorim is an excellent person,” Matic told. “He was one of those who helped me the most when I arrived at Benfica because he speaks English very well.

Before his Sporting side played Gil Vicente last week, Amorim said: “Starting with the first question, this is the last time I’m going to talk about my future. There was no interview, much less an agreement, the only thing we all want here is to be champions for Sporting, nothing will change. “I’m a Sporting coach, there was no interview or agreement with any club, I’m just focused as always on defending my club.

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