Manchester United have sealed the deadline day loan signing of Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat.
United will pay an £8million loan fee and their deal will include the option to buy the 27-year-old Moroccan for an initial £17m, plus another £4m in add-ons at the end of the season.
Amrabat will not be able to make his debut against Arsenal on Sunday as he was not registered by the Friday 12pm deadline.
Mail Sport understands Fiorentina would have preferred an obligation rather than option to buy.
However, it is understood the sizeable loan fee was considered a reasonable compromise to get the deal over the line.
Man United will pay an £8million loan fee and their deal will include the option to buy Sofyan Amrabat for £21million
Erik ten Hag had hoped to bring in another midfielder and has finally got his man
This comes after Manchester United’s director of football negotiations Matt Hargreaves flew to Italy in order to seal the deal for Amrabat.
Mail Sport understands that the option to buy Amrabat must be triggered by May, and if it isn’t taken up by United, there’s room to manoeuvre for Fiorentina before Amrabat’s contract runs out.
When asked about how he feels about the strength of his Man United squad after the deal for Amrabat, Ten Hag said: ‘I think we have done good business.
‘We constructed a strong squad and we are ready for the fight.’
Erik ten Hag had hoped to bring in another midfielder in the summer window but had been hamstrung by financial fair play concerns and a loan deal for Amrabat was quickly viewed as the most realistic option.
Ten Hag has finally got his man despite tough negotiations with the Serie A side all summer. Fiorentina had been pushing for United to sign the 27-year-old on a permanent deal before eventually settling for a loan.
Amrabat could make his first appearance for his new club when Man United host Brighton at Old Trafford on September 16.
United also brought in Sergio Reguilon on loan from Spurs on deadline day as cover for the injured Luke Shaw.
Amrabat starred for Morocco at last year’s World Cup and Ten Hag was keen to bring him in
