I have not seen much of him , but what I have has been decent enough, I think he could be just what we need right now.
Sofyan Amrabat | signs for United on loan
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Phew, didn't see that one coming. 
Welcome to United Sofyan!
Welcome to United Sofyan! Makes you wonder why Real didn't save a load of money and sign him instead of Bellingham if he's that good.
I think he will take the step up. He has shown in Europe and international tournaments that he has a great engine, an eye for a pass and can carry the ball forward with confidence.
Playing beside Casemiro and Bruno, I can imagine him taking the step up with ease. He has all the tools to be successful in the PL and I honestly think this will look like a ridiculous bargain come seasons end.
Playing beside Casemiro and Bruno, I can imagine him taking the step up with ease. He has all the tools to be successful in the PL and I honestly think this will look like a ridiculous bargain come seasons end.
The deal is for a loan with a fee of £8.5m (€10m) and an option to buy worth £21.4m (€25m) which breaks down as an intial payment of £17.1m (€20m) plus £4.2m (€5m) in performance-related add-ons.
Analysis of his time at fiorentina. Seriously impressive.
https://breakingthelines.com/player-analysis/player-analysis-sofyan-amrabat/
Sounds like he hasn't really had much of a preseason, so we probably won't see him for a bit while he gets up to speed. I'd guess they'll maybe have earmarked the Palace League Cup game on 26 September for a first start.
Tell me 10 better central midfielders than him please. ( from Italy )
Ok dad. Stop embarrassing us, our friends are watchingRice won the war. History only remembers winners.
That’s a deliberately provocative take.
Happy we get another body in for a midfield position, but I don't know anything about the player to be honest. Opinions on the Caf are divided. Some people here call him a ball carrier and a good passer, other people think he's press resistent and an aggressive tackler.
I was quite happy that we signed Weghorst last season and I really thought he would massively contribute to the team. Boy, was I wrong. So, let's see how this signing will pan out.
I was quite happy that we signed Weghorst last season and I really thought he would massively contribute to the team. Boy, was I wrong. So, let's see how this signing will pan out.
I might be biased but I’d rather this guy than Gravenberch
Is it true he has 1 year left on his contract with an option? If so I guess they want a high loan fee to cover the potential an option doesn't get picked up?
Finally!
And with an option to buy. Nice.
And with an option to buy. Nice.
I think for the price he'll be a decent signing. We need some steel in the midfield and he certainly brings that along with good ball carrying and passing ability. I'd expect both him and Casemiro to play together against top teams away from home.
Come on now, what's the purpose of a post like this.
The only part that matters
Hopefully he can pass the ball a bit and get stuck in. We need a bit of that.
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West Ham may have won the war, but Rice definitely lost his battle with Amrabat.
For the available budget it's a pretty decent signing. I suppose people still don't understand that United can't afford the most glamorous names.
Most important signing of the summer for me. Will be a fan favourite.
Can he play Sunday is the big question
The lad is definitely strong enough for the EPL that's for sure. A bit of a beast
It's a top 5 league.
If you are one of these who basically thinks that anything that happens outside of the Premier League is meaningless then cool but it just makes it a waste of time to talk to you about most signings. He is the type of midfielder we need and has done it at the world cup and Serie A. We will find out either way.
Good!!
I hope he's great. Statistically, he looks good. I'm still slightly concerned that other top teams didn't seem to be looking at him and he's relatively cheap.
The name Hargreaves being so close to the term medical fills me with dread.
I just find it a bit cringeworthy how we come up with stuff like that. It's clearly lacking a lot of context or he wouldn't have played for C level clubs his whole career and we wouldn't be picking him up relatively unopposed. Expectations for this signing have got way out of hand in my opinion.
I don't think so. @Infra-red said he didn't really have a productive pre season
Bellingham can do all of that, with even better ball carrying skills, while also being a major threat in the final third, at the age of 20. That's why he'll probably be the best midfielder in the world within two or three years. A slightly unfair comparison!
Samuel Luckhurst isnt the only who pours cold water over this.
Ours will be like: "I give you Maguire, you give us 50m. OK? Hello? You there? Hello? Hellooo? Who're those people with guns that just shot our security and entering our building? Why is my room suddenly on fire?? Why am I hearing bullet noises?"
Basing on who or what?
Its just s tweet, strange to be so worked up about it.
No, he can't. Registration closed 2 hours ago and there's no way he'd be ready anyway. We'll see him after the international break (which has actually come at a good time for him).
Not really.
Good players can go under the radar.
Palhinha went to Fulham and now Bayern
Nunes Wolves now City
Bit short sighted to judge all players the way you suggest
Tbf Bundesliga is as deceiving and smalling was never a bad defender it was just snobbery from ole and southgate because they both pretended to be forward thinking managers but smalling was as good if not better than both lindelof and Maguire defensively but was not seen as good with ball at his feet
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