{"id":629099,"date":"2023-09-11T08:19:39","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T12:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=629099"},"modified":"2023-09-11T08:22:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T12:22:39","slug":"manchester-united-sofyan-amrabat-backup-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/11\/manchester-united-sofyan-amrabat-backup-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Man Utd Secret\u2019: United Could Have Signed \u2018Brilliant\u2019 Player on Deadline Day &#8211; He May Still Join"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Mu5lCiUa98s?si=oWbhigzBrfHcFEAx\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has revealed Manchester United&#8217;s deadline-day backup option for Sofyan Amrabat had the deal collapsed. The Morrocan was signed just hours before the curtains fell on the 2023 summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/manchester_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;350&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;metabet-website&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United\u2019s Sofyan Amrabat Alternative Revealed<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: Manchester United in CRISIS &#8211; What&#8217;s Happening Under Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Manchester United in CRISIS - What&#039;s Happening Under Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LxwO_OdlmOk?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>The Player Still Remains on the Club\u2019s List<\/h3>\n<p>The Red Devils got their hands on their priority target on the final day of this summer&#8217;s transfer window. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697588595475804236?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amrabat<\/a> was linked with the Old Trafford outfit for a major chunk of the transfer window. The Morocco international made his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697533401320821232?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">desire<\/a> to move to Manchester very clear at the start of the transfer window. On deadline day, the 27-year-old was announced as a new player for them. The Premier League club struck a loan deal with a buy option for the player with Fiorentina with a loan fee in the region of \u00a38.5 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/09\/manchester-united-ivan-toney-january-transfer-decision\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018January Exit Possible\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Drops Teaser on Future of \u2018Remarkable\u2019 Man Utd Target<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The transfer of the combative midfielder was not sealed before the deadline day and the three-time Champions League winners already had a backup plan chalked out. According to reports, although the Fiorentina man was the priority midfield target, the United management had a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.claretandhugh.info\/hammer-may-be-set-for-fofana-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brilliant<\/a>&#8221; player on their radar and contacts were made with his team. The deal never came to fruition as the Amrabat deal eventually materialised, however, it is reported that the player is still being scouted and remains on their radar.<\/p>\n<h3>Youssouf Fofana Was United\u2019s Amrabat Alternative<\/h3>\n<p>According to Romano, the Premier League giants had already planned for the possibility of the Amrabat deal collapsing on the transfer deadline day, something he called a &#8220;man uts secret&#8221;. Monaco midfielder, Fofana was the player eyed as the potential plan B. United contacted the French club in the last week of the transfer window to enquire about the 24-year-old midfielder. The 20-time Premier League champions wanted to sign the Frenchman on a loan deal with an option to buy and were willing to cover 100% of his salary for the 2023\/24 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/09\/antony-man-utd-tv-interview-allegations\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018I Will Produce the Proof\u2019: Greenwood Pleads Innocence in TV Interview After New Assault Allegations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Italian giants Inter Milan were also keen on signing the player and wanted the same deal as the English team. However, after internal talks and careful consideration, the Ligue 1 side turned down the approaches of both European heavyweights as they wanted to keep their star midfielder for another season. The Italian journalist said that although a deal was not reached this summer, Erik ten Hag&#8217;s team will continue to monitor the Paris-born player and he will remain on their shortlist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: Kiwi Globetrotters on Flickr,\u00a0CC BY 2.0<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Manchester United, Old Trafford\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/7681539@N03\/448514840\/in\/photolist-FCKQu-628jKc-fWiMcg-33usoC-4wEFm8-bpMuP6-pdMNe-9Ex45p-gYSUE7-Za3mu-gYSpfA-62882p-Za3rQ-62cULN-pdMco-wD89Qq-956UDP-712FmB-712E8M-Z5B9v-956Zgn-62ctr5-62csWs-6VhfRv-P2hss-6VmkJQ-95a2xs-956V6T-95717z-Za3J3-2oph1wi-mJeMTi-6288j6-4Qotqr-62cgk3-2aQ8SmD-69BzCU-62cwGh-2nJK1V8-Q5SZEj-4Qo99t-62cou5-NWFNsf-87rFay-4QotLR-abzMDk-5z6YXM-8S8L1k-8S8MYa-66QX2f\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/231\/448514840_659a90a507_b.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester United, Old Trafford\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has revealed Manchester United&#8217;s deadline-day backup option for Sofyan Amrabat had the deal collapsed. The Morrocan was signed just hours before the curtains fell on the 2023 summer transfer window. 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