Sporting CP head coach Ruben Amorim apologised to his players on Saturday and said that it was a “mistake” to fly to London in order to hold talks with West Ham.
Amorim, who has been linked with several European clubs, had travelled with his agent Raul Costa on a private jet to London after Monday’s training session to reportedly discuss a potential move to replace David Moyes as West Ham manager.
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ESPN reported on Tuesday that Amorim was one of the main candidates to take over at the east London club.
“The first thing to say is that the club knew about my trip, that’s the first thing, because it’s important and changes the context,” Amorim told a news conference ahead of Sporting’s match against FC Porto on Sunday.
“The second thing to talk about is this ‘veil of secrecy’ around the trip. I ‘secretly’ parked my car outside, ‘secretly’ walked past 15 people, spoke with the people, took photos with people and got on a plane. It’s important to take away this idea that it was all done behind the club’s back, that didn’t happen.
“And now the most important point, that obviously it was a mistake.
