Sofyan Amrabat has a ‘big chance’ of getting a Premier League move after starring at the World Cup for Morocco, according to Moroccan journalist Amine El Amri....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Armabat has been an ever-present in his team’s midfield during their historic run to the semi-finals, where they will face France on Wednesday.
Tottenham held talks with Amrabat’s current club Fiorentina over a move in January but failed to get a deal over the line, while the 26-year-old has recently been linked with Liverpool. El Amri has suggested that Amrabat is edging nearer to a switch to England following his World Cup displays.
‘I think there’s a big chance that he might go there [the Premier League],’ El Amri said on talkSPORT.
‘But everybody will have to wait until the summer because Fiorentina don’t seem to want to sell in the next couple of weeks.
‘I think he’s a fantastic player. His brother is Nordin Amrabat, and I’m sure you guys saw in Russia that this guy was a raging bull.
‘But Sofyan Amrabat is a great footballer in addition to being a raging bull.’
Morocco are the first African nation to make the last-four of a World Cup, and Amrabat has played a significant role in their success, holding his own against Spain and Portugal in the team’s two knockout matches.
El Amri has acknowledged that there are a number of high-class midfielders in Qatar, but feels Amrabat has been the pick of the bunch.
‘I’m trying to be as objective as I can but I think he’s been the best midfielder in this World Cup,’ he said.
‘I have nothing but respect for guys like Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic and Rodrigo De Paul and many others but I think he’s been absolutely the best player in midfield in this World Cup.’
Amrabat has spent the last three years in Italy, firstly at Hellas Verona before moving to Fiorentina.
His contract in Florence is set to run until June 2024, although there is an option for the deal to be extended by a further 12 months.
