{"id":627774,"date":"2023-08-31T03:11:35","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T07:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=627774"},"modified":"2023-08-31T03:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T07:11:35","slug":"manchester-united-sofyan-amrabat-loan-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/manchester-united-sofyan-amrabat-loan-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd Now Preparing Deal to Sign &#8216;Extraordinary&#8217; Star &#8211; He\u2019s Desperate to Join"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David Ornstein has provided an update on Manchester United&#8217;s pursuit of Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina. The player has been linked with United throughout the transfer window but the process appeared to have slowed down recently. Now, towards the later stages of the window, the journalist has provided new details about the potential move.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_polling_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>United to Finally Make a Move for Amrabat<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Man Utd working on deal to sign Sofyan Amrabat. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> hope to take Fiorentina midfielder on loan rather than permanent due to FFP. Ryan Gravenberch among other options but Morocco int\u2019l top target. 27yo wants Old Trafford move <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthleticFC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthleticFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fiorentina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Fiorentina<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eW4zNuDpkx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/eW4zNuDpkx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1696857392598688148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Red Devils to Offer a Loan Deal<\/h3>\n<p>The Old Trafford club is set to make a late move for the Moroccan midfielder after following him for the majority of the transfer window. According to Ornstein, the three-time Champions League winners will now look to sign the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/spain-coach-luis-enrique-praises-extraordinary-amrabat-and-ziyech\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extraordinary<\/a>&#8221; midfielder on loan instead of a permanent deal. Reportedly, this decision has been taken by the club&#8217;s hierarchy keeping in mind the Financial Fairplay regulations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/30\/pierre-emile-hojbjerg-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano Reveals Major Transfer Message Sent to Man Utd in Pursuit of \u00a338 Million Midfielder<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The reliable journalist wrote on his social media: &#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Man Utd working on deal to sign Sofyan Amrabat. Man Utd <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">hope to take Fiorentina midfielder on loan rather than permanent due to FFP. Ryan Gravenberch among other options but Morocco int\u2019l top target. 27yo wants Old Trafford move&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side&#8217;s need for a midfielder has been well-established. There have been multiple names in contention throughout the window, the latest being Bayern Munich&#8217;s Ryan Gravenberch. The Athletic&#8217;s writer revealed that despite their interest in the Dutch international, Amrabat remains the priority to bolster the midfield.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: What Manchester United and Erik ten Hag Need on Deadline Day<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRomTX6ce8w?feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Amrabat Desperate to Join United<\/h3>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/live-blogs\/transfer-news-live-latest-updates\/PI2gI300JId7\/1rQxQSfcUVNP\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a>, the Fiorentina man is keen on joining the Premier League giants this summer and is waiting for the move to be finalised since the end of June and will continue to wait till the transfer window shuts according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1696863459000865217?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>. The Morocco international has made his intentions very clear and as a result, has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alex_crook\/status\/1696864543589138759?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rejected bids<\/a> from other clubs this summer as he only wants to join the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/30\/manchester-united-varane-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">Man Utd Star Now Faces Weeks Out After Red Devils Make Another Embarrassing Transfer Decision \u2013 Opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old won&#8217;t be involved with the Italian side&#8217;s first team till a final decision is made. He has been left out of their squad for the upcoming match against Rapid Wein and according to reports, he won&#8217;t even train with the first-team players.<\/p>\n<p>Featured image: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161020055901\/http:\/\/www.panoramio.com\/user\/3676734?with_photo_id=59634117\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexander Kachkaev<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Ornstein has provided an update on Manchester United&#8217;s pursuit of Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina. The player has been linked with United throughout the transfer window but the process appeared to have slowed down recently. Now, towards the later stages of the window, the journalist has provided new details about the potential move. 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