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Ruben Amorim has once again distanced himself from talk of taking the Liverpool job when Jurgen Klopp leaves.
The Sporting CP boss is Liverpool's priority target as he closes in on a second Portuguese league title in four years in Lisbon.
He denied that he had interviewed or agreed anything with Liverpool and reiterated his focus on Sporting in a spiky press conference on Thursday, saying it would be the 'last' time he talks about his future.
However, he has once again addressed questions over what lies ahead.
Asked about leaving through the 'big door' when his cycle ends at Sporting, he replied: 'I don't feel like the cycle is over'.
Ruben Amorim has claimed that he doesn't 'feel like the cycle is over' for him at Sporting
It comes after he denied reports of an agreement or an interview with Liverpool earlier in the week
It's an open-ended comment as it could be interpreted in literal terms - as it stands, he still is Sporting's boss - or a wider comment on his intentions beyond the summer.
He added that if he left now, it would be through the 'small door' as opposed to the 'big door'.
The much-vaunted Amorim has become the new hope for LIverpool fans after Xabi Alonso confirmed that he would stay at Bayer Leverkusen.
Alonso has Leverkusen on the precipice of their first Bundesliga title after going unbeaten all season.
He said: 'After one year, we're