Barcelona goal Amrabat is closing in on Atletico Madrid switch TERMAN WEBSITE

19/06/2023

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The Moroccan midfielder has made a transfer to Spain a precedence this summer time

The way forward for Sofyan Amrabat, after months of hypothesis, appears to be taking up an more and more red-and-white color. Atletico Madrid have moved forward of Barcelona and Bayern Munich within the bidding for the Moroccan and are already making ready all of the documentation for the attainable arrival of the midfielder.

Amrabat has made it clear that his time in Serie A as a Fiorentina participant is over, and in his thoughts he had the Spanish League as his first possibility, a contest during which two groups have been very focused on buying his providers: Barça and Atlético, a battle that appears to have been definitively wn by he group from the capital.

Diego Simeone is seeking to reinforce the engine room this summer time and Amrabat’s profile appears to be an ideal match for his tactical system. He would occupy Witsel’s place within the pivot and could be a step up in degree in comparison with the Belgian, as he possesses higher ball management, amongst different traits.

LEAVING ITALY

The 26-year-old is valued at 30 million by Fiorentina, an inexpensive value for his age and his performances on the World Cup, a match during which Amrabat was one of many pillars of a Morocco group that made historical past by changing into the primary African group to succeed in the semi-finals of a World Cup.

Amrabat’s contract expires in 2024 however he doesn’t need to wait to depart, seeing this summer time as the proper time to take a step ahead in his profession. The Atlético workplaces have already given the inexperienced gentle to finish his signing, because the pivot can be a goal for different ‘large fish’ resembling Bayern Munich and even Manchester United.

In parallel to this arrival, Atleti are additionally working to finalise the departure of one other of their midfield gamers: Geoffrey Kondogbia has affords from Turkey and is contemplating a change of surroundings. 

XAVI’S OPTIONS

With the upcoming arrival of Amrabat at Atletico, Barça are working out of choices of their seek for a brand new pivot to interchange Sergio Busquets, a significant place in Xavi Hernandez’s scheme and one that may be a precedence within the membership’s workplaces.

Kimmich will not be coming, and the query mark over Zubimendi continues to be hanging within the air, making an “all or nothing” transfer for a participant like Gündogan appear more and more life like. Amrabat was appreciated by the azulgrana and had been within the orbit for the reason that World Cup, however the Moroccan appears to have been extra satisfied by the supply from Atlético.