{"id":291310,"date":"2023-09-05T10:21:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T10:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291310"},"modified":"2023-09-05T10:21:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T10:21:44","slug":"manchester-united-medical-staff-detected-sofyan-amrabat-injury-before-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/manchester-united-medical-staff-detected-sofyan-amrabat-injury-before-transfer\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United medical staff detected Sofyan Amrabat injury before transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manchester United\u2019s medical staff detected a slight back issue with Sofyan Amrabat before the midfielder completed a move to the club.<\/p>\n
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The 27-year-old finally joined the Red Devils on deadline day, following months of speculation.<\/p>\n
United signed Amrabat on an initial season-long loan deal, though the deal includes an option to purchase the Moroccan. <\/p>\n
After failing to raise enough funds through player sales, United had to wait until the final days of the window before making a move for Amrabat. <\/p>\n
Matt Hargreaves, United\u2019s head of negotiations, took a private jet to Florence in order to conclude a deal.<\/p>\n
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There was not enough time for Amrabat to fly to the UK, so a medical was booked for him in Italy.<\/p>\n
It was during the medical that staff detected a back issue, according to the Athletic.<\/p>\n
The midfielder had to take pain-killing injections during Morocco\u2019s run to the World Cup semi-finals in December.<\/p>\n
On the day of the country\u2019s semi-final against France, Amrabat was convinced he would not be able to play due to the pain in his back.<\/p>\n
The problem has persisted, and staff detected the issue during the medical.<\/p>\n
However, it was not deemed serious enough to block the transfer and United completed the loan deal.<\/p>\n
Amrabat could make his debut against Brighton after the international break. <\/p>\n
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