Transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano believes Sofyan Amrabat will eventually sign for Manchester United on a permanent deal from Fiorentina.
Fans were treated to a brief cameo of summer loan signing Sofyan Amrabat on Saturday at Turf Moor as Manchester United beat Burnley 1-0 to get back to winning ways.
The Moroccan is likely to be handed his full debut tonight in the Carabao Cup and we’re hoping to see him deployed in his preferred midfield role – rather than being shoehorned in at left-back.
Fabrizio Romano reckons United are already plotting to make the 27-year-old’s deal permanent next summer, after missing out on doing so during the summer transfer widow.
Speaking to The United Stand YouTube channel, Romano said: “Usually if you spend €10 million on a loan deal, it means you want to sign the player the following summer.
“We know it was not possible to spend €30m last summer because of Financial Fair Play so it was crucial to find a creative solution.
“But if Amrabat will do what Amrabat is absolutely able to do, he will be a Man United player on a permanent transfer next summer. It depends on him, but that is the idea of the club.”
Sadly, we haven’t seen anywhere near enough of Amrabat to make a judgement on whether United should keep him beyond this season.
I’m sure it is something we’ll come back to… but I hope he’s a success and helps rejuvenate our midfield.
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