At this stage, even the Florence based print media are a bit bored of the Sofyan Amrabat to Manchester United story, as they are far more excited at the prospect of signing Yerry Mina on a free.
Still, the midfielder remains a target for Erik ten Hag, and there is hope the deal will go through, with Fiorentina keen to sell at the right price and the Red Devils needing someone like the Morocco international in their squad.
Il Tirreno in Italy, relayed by Firenze Viola, bring the latest on the situation, where they claim that Manchester United are ‘not far’ from the €30m (bonuses included) required by the Serie A side.
The belief is the ‘next few days’ could see more positive moves be made, which could then unlock the chance for Fiorentina to sign Fausto Vera from Corinthians.
As for the player himself, there has been a lot of talk about him already having an agreement with Manchester United, but he remains coy on his future when asked about it after his club’s 4-0 friendly win over Grosseto.
Relayed by Sport Italia, he said: “I don’t know if I will go away. Maybe I could stay.”
And if you weren’t sure about his desire behind the scenes, journalist Gianluigi Longari took to Twitter on Wednesday that the player ‘strongly wants’ a move to Manchester United, and that has ‘never been in doubt’.
#Amrabat 🟣 strongly wants #MUFC never been in doubt
— Gianluigi Longari (@Glongari) August 2, 2023
