OFFICIAL: Man Utd complete Noussair Mazraoui transfer

Tom Weber

Updated: 13 Aug 2024 21:24 BST
3 min read

Manchester United have officially completed the signing of Bayern Munich defender Noussair Mazraoui.

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The Morocco international has signed a four-year contract at Man Utd, with the Red Devils paying an initial transfer fee of €15 million to acquire his services.

Mazraoui told the club's website: "It’s an incredible feeling to be a Manchester United player, and I cannot wait to walk out at Old Trafford wearing the red shirt.

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"I know that I’m joining the club at an exciting time; everyone I’ve spoken to has the same ambition for us to win trophies together and I can feel the determination to achieve that.

“Erik ten Hag played an important part in my development as a player, so it is exciting to be reuniting with him as I enter the prime years of my career. I know what he expects from his players, and I will give everything to help the group be successful.”

Mazraoui, 26, was made available for transfer by Bayern due to never managing to really break into Bavarian's team following his free transfer move from Ajax in 2022.

Man Utd pounced on the opportunity to sign him and they have got their man.

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The key precondition for Mazraoui's move to Old Trafford was the departure of Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Man Utd had to free up funds and squad space to bring the full-back in and Wan-Bissaka was the man chosen to make way.

The Congo DR international moved to West Ham for roughly €17.5m after several largely unsuccessful years at Man Utd in which he never managed to live up to his whopping €55m price tag.

With Mazraoui now on board, Man Utd have a versatile full-back who is capable of playing on either side, though there is also some risk attached to this transfer.

The Moroccan has had terrible luck with fitness in recent seasons and another injury-prone player is the last thing Man Utd need. Last term, the Red Devils endured a veritable crisis with more than 60 separate cases of injury.

This theme has continued so far, with several high-profile players already going down again in pre-season. Man Utd will hope that Mazraoui has overcome the worst of his problems and can stay consistently fit.