Man Utd AGREE deal to sign World Cup's best midfielder

Carlo Garganese

26 Jul 2023 05:30 CDT
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Micky van de Ven, Erik ten Hag — © ProShots

Manchester United have agreed personal terms with Sofyan Amrabat and a transfer fee is likely to be agreed by the end of the week.

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That is according to Alfredo Pedulla, who confirms that United are in negotiations to settle on a final fee with Fiorentina.

Amrabat has already agreed personal terms with United for a multi-year contract worth between €4-4.5 million per season.

All that is required to complete the transfer is for United and Fiorentina to agree on a final fee.

Fiorentina are asking for €30 million while, according to SportItalia, United are expected to imminently make an offer of €23-25m with add-ons to take the figure to close to €30m.

The feeling is that this is a transfer that could be completed by the end of the week.

Man Utd are not the only team who are interested in Amrabat, with his agent admitting on Tuesday that other teams want him.

However, United are now in the final stages of bringing the Morocco star to Old Trafford. United have enjoyed an impressive start to the summer transfer window, already signing Mason Mount and Andre Onana. They are also in talks to sign Atalanta's Rasmus Hojlund.

Amrabat brilliant in 2022-23

Amrabat enjoyed a brilliant 2022-23 season, playing a pivotal role in Fiorentina reaching two cup finals; the Coppa Italia and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Amrabat was arguably the best midfielder at World Cup 2022, playing a crucial role for a Morocco team that stunned everyone in reaching the quarter-finals

The 26-year-old produced a series of dominant performances in the centre of midfield as Morocco knocked out Belgium from the group stages, and then Spain in the last-16 and Portugal in the quarter-finals.

Morocco were finally beaten in the semis by France, before losing the third and fourth place playoff to Croatia.