Ruben Amorim comments could be trouble for one Liverpool star as favourite emerges to replace Jurgen Klopp

Potential Liverpool manager Ruben Amorim, the manager of Sporting CP, has made subtle jabs at players like Diogo Jota. Amorim, 39, left S.C. Braga in 2020 and has been the manager of Portuguese team Sporting CP ever then. Since then, the former midfield player has excelled in the dugout and has been strongly linked to a transfer to the Premier League should a vacancy arise.

Although he hasn’t moved to England yet, teams like Aston Villa, Manchester United, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur have all been mentioned as potential landing spots.

Liverpool is the most recent team to be associated with Amorim as a possible new manager. After the renowned German coach declared he would be departing Anfield after nine years in command, the Reds are searching for his replacement this summer.

Former Liverpool footballer and current Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has been widely considered the front-runner for the position since the announcement in January.

He has already eliminated himself from consideration to succeed Klopp, though, as he intends to remain at the BayArena for the foreseeable future.

Prior to the upcoming season, Liverpool will now evaluate alternative candidates for the position, with Amorim being identified as one of them.

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Fans have been quick to pick up on one specific interview from Amorim, which was about his thoughts on current footballers, while links to Merseyside keep making the rounds.

Amorim stated that he thinks some players concentrate too much on their PlayStation gaming rather than their on-field exploits.

It might have been unintentionally aimed at Diogo Jota, a forward for Liverpool and a passionate gamer who has been vocal about his love for, or obsession with, video games like FIFA and EA FC 24.

Jota revealed his passion for gaming in an interview with FourFourTwo, something his prospective employer might not want to hear! “I play for an esports team, and occasionally I outperform my own players—not because they’re poor, but rather because I can compete with them,” he remarked.

“That feels really nice – when you can compete with people who only do that for a living.

“I often get involved in competitions with the professional FIFA players, which happen once or twice a month, and I do win some games.”