{"id":628209,"date":"2023-09-01T08:31:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T12:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=628209"},"modified":"2023-09-01T08:31:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T12:31:14","slug":"manchester-united-amrabat-executive-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/manchester-united-amrabat-executive-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Flown to Italy&#8217;: Man Utd Executive Has Now Travelled to Complete Sofyan Amrabat Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1697544559163552154?t=DV4HSXGd-RmAycQ6fX8xaw&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Ornstein<\/a> has provided huge positive news to Manchester United fans. United are now really pushing to sign Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina in the next few hours and the latest report comes as a signal that the deal is constantly advancing towards completion.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United to Push Hard for Sofyan Amrabat in the Final Hours of the Transfer Window<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Manchester United director of football negotiations Matt Hargreaves has flown to Italy as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> try to sign Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina. No agreement between clubs for 27yo Morocco international as things stand <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:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeadlineDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#DeadlineDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gQdCSP6Uvo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/gQdCSP6Uvo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1697544559163552154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>United Chief Flies to Italy<\/h3>\n<p>Ornstein revealed in his latest <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/live-blogs\/transfer-news-deadline-day-latest-updates\/Xx2FTZkPU2Lo\/sJxoHwnvszA7\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report<\/a> that the English side have sent a chief official to Italy in order to accelerate the deal for Amrabat. The Red Devils&#8217; Director of football negotiations, Matt Hargreaves has flown to Italy to negotiate with Fiorentina officials and wrap up the signing of the Morocco international.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/manchester-united-sofyan-amrabat-flight-booked\/\" target=\"_self\">Flight Booked: Man Utd Have Just Sent Huge Transfer Hint as They Close in on Signing Midfielder<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The English journalist wrote on his social media: &#8220;Manchester United director of football negotiations Matt Hargreaves has flown to Italy as #MUFC try to sign Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina. No agreement between clubs for 27yo Morocco international as things stand&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watch: What Manchester United and Erik ten Hag Need on Deadline Day<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DEADLINE DAY DESPERATION - What Manchester United and Erik ten Hag Need on Deadline Day\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRomTX6ce8w?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<h3>Negotiations So Far and Fiorentina&#8217;s Demands<\/h3>\n<p>The Premier League club have been following the player for a majority of the transfer window. The 27-year-old has been the club&#8217;s top priority to bolster the middle of the park.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/manchester-united-altay-bayindir-fabrizio-romano\/\" target=\"_self\">Here We Go!\u2019: Manchester United Complete Signing of \u2018Spectacular\u2019 Player<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 20-time Premier League champions saw their initial loan bid of around \u00a31.7 million rejected by the Serie A side a few days ago. A fresh bid from the Manchester club is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697533401320821232?t=XeVbOasEMaBGsvCR1HKOJw&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">imminent<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Florence-based side would reportedly prefer to sell their combative midfielder on a permanent transfer rather than a loan transfer. However, they are open to a loan deal provided that the agreement contains an obligation-to-buy. The Artemio Franchi Stadium-based team value their prized asset at \u00a330 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_626849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-626849\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-626849 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/1280px-Manchester_United_HDR_8051526170-300x194.jpeg\" alt=\"\u2018Verbal Agreement\u2019: Man Utd Reach Agreement to Sign International Player - Medical Now Taking Place - Sergio Reguilon\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/1280px-Manchester_United_HDR_8051526170-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/1280px-Manchester_United_HDR_8051526170-1024x662.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/1280px-Manchester_United_HDR_8051526170-768x496.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/1280px-Manchester_United_HDR_8051526170.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-626849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credit: Steve Collis https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Manchester_United_(HDR)_(8051526170).jpg CC BY 2.0 https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Ornstein has provided huge positive news to Manchester United fans. United are now really pushing to sign Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina in the next few hours and the latest report comes as a signal that the deal is constantly advancing towards completion. 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