{"id":628545,"date":"2023-09-01T18:03:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T22:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=628545"},"modified":"2023-09-01T18:03:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T22:03:49","slug":"sofyan-amrabat-manchester-united-fiorentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/sofyan-amrabat-manchester-united-fiorentina\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Documents Completed&#8217;: Manchester United Complete Fourth Deadline Day Signing After Last Minute Transfer Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have been busy in the transfer window this Summer. The club&#8217;s excess number of injuries have forced coach Erik ten Hag to take action. While there have been stars who have joined the Red Devils like Rasmus Hojlund and Andre Onana, one deadline-day signing stole the show on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>This has already been a fruitful deadline day as the team have completed the signings of Jonny Evans, Sergio Regulion, and Altay Bayindir.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch: <\/strong>DEADLINE DAY LIVESTREAM &#8211; Covering All the Biggest News and Updates<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DEADLINE DAY LIVESTREAM - Covering All the Biggest News and Updates\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6lloJkN-L_Q?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<h2>Manchester United Secure Fourth Deadline Day Signing<\/h2>\n<h3>Amrabat Deal Finishes Saga<\/h3>\n<p>Manchester United have seen the need to retool their midfield after a tepid start to the season. An injury to Casemiro would leave them short in combative midfielders with players like Mason Mount being more of an attacking force than a tenacious defensive presence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/manchester-united-mason-greenwood-getafe-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">&#8216;There is Hope&#8217;: Manchester United Officials Now Pushing For Mason Greenwood Deadline Day Move With Clubs Optimistic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In order to beef up the middle of the park the Red Devils have officially announced the signing of Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina on a loan. This comes very quickly after a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fabrizioromano\/status\/1697707449732444357?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> update about the &#8220;documents completed&#8221; which signalled the move was almost complete.<\/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<h3>Marching into the Champions League<\/h3>\n<p>Old Trafford will host Champions League football again this season. Amrabat has already played in the competition with Dutch club Feyenoord, but the Red Devils will be looking to go very far in this year&#8217;s edition. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uefa.com\/uefachampionsleague\/draws\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">group<\/a> favours making it to the knockout rounds, but likely as a second seed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/manchester-united-alvaro-fernandez-granada-loan\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Expected to Leave\u2019: \u2018Brilliant\u2019 Manchester United Defender Set to Depart Old Trafford Following Evans and Reguilon Signings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag&#8217;s side will play German giants Bayern Munich, Turkish standouts Galatasaray, and Danish league winners Copenhagen. The Premier League team should top the latter two, but this is not a good time for them to reignite their rivalry with Die Bayern, who thanks to their signing of Harry Kane possess a clear advantage that even the Amrabat signing will not cover.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/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>Manchester United have been busy in the transfer window this Summer. The club&#8217;s excess number of injuries have forced coach Erik ten Hag to take action. While there have been stars who have joined the Red Devils like Rasmus Hojlund and Andre Onana, one deadline-day signing stole the show on Friday. 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