Former Manchester United loanee set for Fenerbahce switch despite receiving call from Atleti’s Diego Simeone

Turkish giants Fenerbahce reportedly agreed to sign Morocco international Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina, despite the midfielder being linked with a return to Manchester United.

The links to United died down in recent weeks as it became clear that the club would prioritise a move for Paris Saint-Germain’s Manuel Ugarte.

Amrabat spent last season on loan at United and struggled to settle before putting in several impressive performances towards the end of the season, including an incredible display against Man City in the FA Cup final.

Amrabat returned to Fiorentina after the FA Cup but his intentions were always to leave the Italian club.

According to Sports Digitale’s Yagiz Sabuncuoglu, Fenerbahce has an agreement in place to sign Amrabat from Fiorentina on a permanent transfer.

🚨 Fenerbahçe ve Fiorentina, Sofyan Amrabat’ın transferi için anlaşmaya vardı.

— Yağız Sabuncuoğlu (@yagosabuncuoglu) August 29, 2024

The 28-year-old has entered the final 12 months of his Fiorentina deal, so it makes sense for them to cash in now rather than lose the midfielder for free next year.

However, Amrabat started in Fiorentina’s first two Serie A matches this season. He was also selected as a starter by Raffaele Palladino in Thursday night’s Europa Conference League play-off second leg against Puskas Akademia.

In a fresh update from transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, it emerged that Amrabat’s private flight to Istanbul is being planned as he will join Fenerbahce where he’s going to work under Jose Mourinho.

🟡🔵🛩️ Sofyan Amrabat’s private flight to Istanbul is being planned as he will join Fenerbahçe.

Diego Simeone called him for Atléti but they’ve only offered a straight loan, rejected by Fiorentina.

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 30, 2024

Romano adds that Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone called Amrabat but they’ve only offered a straight loan which was rejected by Fiorentina.

I was never convinced that United would go back in for Amrabat because he didn’t perform consistently enough last season.

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