Amrabat to Man Utd: Romano slams FAKE NEWS
Tom Weber
- Updated: 2 Aug 2023 09:26 BST
- 3 min read
Fabrizio Romano has rubbished reports that Sofyan Amrabat is thinking about staying at Fiorentina.
With the signing of Rasmus Hojlund completed Manchester United are moving on to the Moroccan in hopes of strengthening their midfield. Amarabat, who played under Erik ten Hag at Utrecht, is keen on making the switch to Old Trafford.
Even his club Fiorentina have resigned themselves to losing their star midfielder and they have made it clear that he has no future there. Despite United's interest, however, no official bid has thus far been made, though contacts over personal terms with Amrabat's camp have been initiated and they proceeded swiftly in a positive direction.
Indeed, Amrabat is so keen on the move that, according to Italian media, he rejected Liverpool's approaches last week as he only wants to sign for the Red Devils.
Therefore, it was somewhat surprising when news filtered through on Tuesday night that the 26-year-old had spoken to Italian media after Fiorentina's friendly against Grosseto and said that he could stay.
What did Romano say?
Despite initially sharing the quotes on his Twitter account, Fabrizio Romano has now set the record straight in a YouTube video. He said: "On Tuesday night, from ANSA - the biggest Italian agency reporting all the biggest stories in Italy - they quoted Sofyan Amrabat with a sentence after the friendly game with Fiorentina saying something like, 'I could stay at Fiorentina, I'm staying, there is a chance to stay.'"
"I was checking this, guys, after this official report and what I'm told is that this sentence never existed, so this is not true. I'm told from very, very reliable sources that this is not real."
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"Amrabat didn't say anything about his future," he continued, "Amrabat wants to go, Amrabat wants to leave and Amrabat wants to play for Manchester United. He said 'yes' to Man United already at the end of June when the negotiations and the discussions started between Man United, Erik ten Hag and Sofyan Amrabat, so the green light from the player is already there."
