Amrabat HIJACK threat hangs over Man Utd

Al-Ahli have threatened to hijack Manchester United’s deal to sign Sofyan Amrabat.

Transfer journalist Rudy Galletti reports on Sunday that the Saudi Arabian side have approached Amrabat and talks are in progress.

United are in the process of selling Fred to Galatasaray in order to make space for Amrabat but need to move fast in order to prevent being hijacked by Al-Ahli.

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Atletico Madrid are also watching on as they see Amrabat as a backup solution if they can’t sign Pierre Hojbjerg from Tottenham.

Manchester United are still favourites to sign Amrabat and have already agreed personal terms with the Moroccan on a multi-year contract worth between €4-4.5 million per season.

All that is required to complete the transfer is for United and Fiorentina to agree on a final fee.

Fiorentina are asking for €30 million and United are expected to imminently make an offer of €23-25m with add-ons to take the figure to close to €30m.

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