{"id":291877,"date":"2023-09-09T09:19:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T09:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=291877"},"modified":"2023-09-09T09:19:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T09:19:50","slug":"morocco-ease-man-utd-fears-over-sofyan-amrabat-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/morocco-ease-man-utd-fears-over-sofyan-amrabat-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Morocco ease Man Utd fears over Sofyan Amrabat injury"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Morocco head coach Walid Regragui has eased Manchester United\u2019s fears over Sofyan Amrabat\u2019s injury.<\/p>\n
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Amrabat completed his season-long loan move from Fiorentina to United on the final day of the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n
United will pay an initial \u00a38.5 million (\u20ac10m) to sign Amrabat on loan and have an option to make the deal permanent for \u00a321.4m (\u20ac25m).<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, United were dealt a scare as Amrabat withdrew from Morocco\u2019s squad ahead of their upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Liberia and their friendly against Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n
But Regragui has confirmed that Amrabat\u2019s absence is only a \u2018precaution\u2019. United are now hopeful that the midfielder will be available for their Premier League clash against Brighton next Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u2018Sofyan Amrabat felt something and we let him go as a precaution, because he has just started his new adventure with Manchester United,\u2019 Regragui said.<\/p>\n
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Speaking about United\u2019s decision to sign Amrabat, Erik ten Hag said: \u2018It was already, from the start of the season, one of my wishes to get another [number] six, a holding midfielder, in the squad because through the season you need that depth there.<\/p>\n
\u2018In that position we only had Casemiro who can play really well there. With others we have to make compromises but, with Sofryan Amrabat, we have another one.<\/p>\n
\u2018Also he can play alongside Casemiro because he can also play a little bit higher on the pitch. So it\u2019s very good to have him and I think he fits very good to Premier League football, to Champions League football. I think the demands are strong.<\/p>\n
\u2018He is very dynamic, he\u2019s very good in the duels. So we are pleased that we have him at United and I think he will contribute to our high targets we set.\u2019<\/p>\n
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