Starting from the bench against Everton after never stepping onto the pitch in the wins against Fulham and Luton, Manchester United midfielder Sofyan Amrabat may have seen any chance of a potential long-term future at Old Trafford end prematurely this weekend.
That’s because the player, on loan from Fiorentina, watched Kobbie Mainoo play a fantastic game, and Calciomercato reckon that could seal the Moroccan’s fate.
In an article praising the 18-year-old, they look at what this means for Amrabat at Manchester United, recall how long-winded the discussions with the Serie A side were to get a transfer done.
Described as ‘long and exhausting’, they ended in the Red Devils paying €10m for the loan, with a potential €25m extra to be paid if they wished to make the deal permanent.
However, with the emergence of Mainoo, that ‘no long seems so obvious’, since Amrabat is ‘struggling beyond all expectations’.
Following his performance against Everton, everyone at Manchester United appear to be ‘calling for him as a starter’ in the next few games against Newcastle and Chelsea.
This means that the idea of an Amrabat return to Florence at the end of the season’ is to be considered’, especially if he fails to turn everything around before then.
