Napoli have joined the race to sign Manchester United loanee Sofyan Amrabat, with his departure from Old Trafford all but guaranteed at this point.
Man Utd spent the entire summer window chasing Amrabat and they were eventually able to strike a loan deal with Fiorentina to bring him to the club for the season.
Given his impressive performances at the 2022 World Cup, the expectation levels were fairly high upon his arrival,
The 27-year-old has only started in seven league matches and despite the stuttering form of Casemiro, he’s struggled to establish himself as a regular starter.
Erik ten Hag s side do have the option to sign him on a permanent basis for a £21.4m fee, but according to Fabrizio Romano, the club won’t take up this option.
Sofyan Amrabat has a buy option in his loan from Fiorentina but at the moment the intention is not to trigger the buy option, Romano explained in his Daily Briefing earlier this month.
Amrabat at the moment looks like he could return to Fiorentina, while there will also be discussions over other players like Christian Eriksen and Casemiro these players will discuss their futures at United in the summer.
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Napoli are interested
With a permanent move to Old Trafford seemingly off the table for Amrabat, a number of clubs have started to declare their interest in the 27-year-old.
In March, reports from Spain claimed that the likes of
However, a move elsewhere in Italy could now be on the cards for the Fiorentina holding midfielder.
