Fenerbahce star hints Man Utd chief stepped in with Erik ten Hag wanting to sign him

Sofyan Amrabat spent past play connected indebtedness astatine Manchester United but the Red Devils decided against making the determination imperishable successful the summertime contempt Erik 10 Hag's admiration for the player

Sofyan Amrabat has implied that Manchester United's apical brass vetoed a transportation successful the summer, contempt the information that Erik 10 Hag wanted to clasp the midfielder's services.

Amrabat, 28, spent the 2023/24 run connected indebtedness with United, making 30 appearances successful each competitions. The Red Devils negotiated an enactment to bargain the midfielder outright with Fiorentina, however, they decided against triggering it during the summertime transportation window.

It was reported astatine the clip that United were inactive keen connected signing Amrabat, though they were unwilling to bash truthful for the terms they had antecedently agreed with the Serie A outfit.

And the subordinate himself has present revealed that Ten Hag DID privation to support him - lone to past seemingly connote that Jason Wilcox, the club's method director, stepped successful to artifact a imperishable transfer.

In an interrogation with The Mail, Amrabat said: "I person a peculiar narration with Ten Hag since I was a 20-year-old astatine Utrecht. He wanted to support maine this summertime truthful I privation him the champion but not for Thursday. I anticipation they lose."

When the playmaker was past pressed implicit wherefore helium didn't extremity up astatine United for good, helium added cryptically: "The lone happening that I privation to accidental is that you person to inquire Mr Wilcox."

While Amrabat didn't get the imperishable determination to Old Trafford helium was hoping for, he did onshore a determination distant from Fiorentina aft Fenerbahce, present managed by erstwhile Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, moved to motion him.

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Amrabat was portion of a Manchester United squad that struggled past play and it seemed highly apt that Ten Hag would suffer his occupation earlier helium was handed a reprieve by Ineos pursuing a superb triumph implicit Manchester City successful the FA Cup final.

The Dutchman has recovered himself nether unit again this term, though, aft an underwhelming commencement and Amrabat admits it's been pugnacious to ticker from afar.

He added: "They are not successful the champion infinitesimal but I enactment them. I'm upset erstwhile they don't get bully results oregon don't play good but against us, it's different. On Thursday, they can't play well."

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