Sofyan Amrabat names his Man Utd idols
- Amrabat joined on loan from Fiorentina on deadline day
- Midfielder is still awaiting his debut
- David Beckham among the players Amrabat has idolised
Sofyan Amrabat has named Roy Keane, Paul Scholes and David Beckham as his all-time favourite Manchester United players.
The Moroccan international signed for Man Utd in the final hours of deadline day, having been heavily linked with a move to the club all summer, with the Red Devils paying £8.5m to sign the midfielder on loan for the season. 90min understands that Man Utd also have an option to pay an extra £17.1m next June to turn the move into a permanent deal.
Amrabat's agent revealed after his client joined Man Utd that it had long been the midfielder's "dream" to sign for the club, also stating that he'd turned down "every club that came calling" in order to pursue a move to Manchester.
Speaking to his new club's official website, Amrabat has discussed his Man Utd fandom further, naming his three favourite players to have played at Old Trafford.
"In general, I look more to the midfielders, like Paul Scholes, Roy Keane, David Beckham," he explained.
"But there were so many big players. Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Louis Saha, Wayne Rooney, [Cristiano] Ronaldo. I can go on for one hour to say names."
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Man Utd fans will be delighted to hear of Amrabat's admiration for energetic midfielders such as Keane and Scholes, as their club have undoubtedly been lacking that style of player in the first few games of the 2023/24 season.
The Red Devils, without such a player, saw their midfield thoroughly dominated by Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal in defeats, and even by Wolverhampton Wanderers in a narrow win.
Amrabat looks set to make his Red Devils debut when they face off against Brighton and Hove Albion at Old Trafford on September 16.
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