{"id":625994,"date":"2023-08-02T06:24:59","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T10:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625994"},"modified":"2023-08-02T06:24:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T10:24:59","slug":"manchester-united-sofyan-amrabat-said-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/02\/manchester-united-sofyan-amrabat-said-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Said Yes&#8217;: Major Update Out of Italy as Man Utd Now Prepare to Bid for &#8216;Monster&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are closing in on their fourth signing of the summer with a bid to be made as soon as they can offload one of two first-team players.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_polling_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;350&#8243; style=&#8221;classic&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Focusing on Fourth Signing With Bid Close<\/h2>\n<h3>The Latest on United&#8217;s Pursuit of Sofyan Amrabat<\/h3>\n<p>With Rasmus Hojlund now <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1685353672748781569?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on the verge<\/a> of completing his move to Old Trafford, Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side can focus their attention on their next target, Sofyan Amrabat.<\/p>\n<p>The Moroccan international lit up the World Cup in Qatar in 2022, impressing many across the world.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he has the chance to join one of the biggest clubs worldwide, with the Red Devils focusing on him as their next signing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/02\/rasmus-hojlund-manchester-united-medical\/\" target=\"_self\">Rasmus Hojlund Now on the Verge of Completing Manchester United Move After Latest Developments<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1686677987532460032?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, the midfielder &#8220;has no doubts&#8221; about joining the Red Devils, having already &#8220;said yes&#8221; to the potential move.<\/p>\n<p>This is backed up by fellow Italian journalist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlfredoPedulla\/status\/1686676167267356672?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alfredo Pedulla<\/a>, whose reporting on United&#8217;s pursuits of Andre Onana and Hojlund have earned him a fantastic reputation this summer. Pedulla says that Amrabat has only one priority, and that is Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>What happened on Manchester United&#8217;s preseason tour of the USA: Reaction to United vs Borussia Dortmund<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TEN HAG FURIOUS - Manchester United vs Borussia Reaction\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLOx796ipjA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Romano goes on to claim that the Red Devils are preparing to send their official bid for the<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlogarganese\/status\/1601620063106105346?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> &#8220;monster&#8221;<\/a> as soon as they are able to offload one of two first-team players &#8211; either Fred or Donny van de Beek.<\/p>\n<p>The midfield duo both seem to have been deemed surplus to requirements at the Theatre of Dreams this summer, with <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/t8P7IxCJWF8?si=VoZMDpBDM3pTsZ5Y\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> interest in Fred from a variety of countries including Turkey, while Van de Beek has recently seen Spanish side Real Sociedad open talks over a potential move for him.<\/p>\n<p>Main image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/94MnEt\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul on Flickr<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are closing in on their fourth signing of the summer with a bid to be made as soon as they can offload one of two first-team players. 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