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<\/p>\nSofyan Amrabat joined Man Utd on loan from Fiorentina <\/p>\n
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Sofyan Amrabat has said he would love to make a permanent transfer to Manchester United after he revealed he spurned interest from other clubs to fulfil his boyhood dream of playing at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
The Morocco midfielder joined United on a season-long loan from Fiorentina and the Carabao Cup winners, who have paid an initial \u20ac10m fee, have the option to buy him for a further \u20ac20m plus \u20ac5m in add-ons.<\/p>\n
Amrabat made his first start for United in Tuesday\u2019s 3-0 win over Crystal Palace, operating as an auxiliary left-back, and after a difficult summer, he hopes to extend his time in Manchester.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, I would love to stay here,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was fantastic, it was a dream of mine, since I was a child I worked for this every day. To be here is a dream, it\u2019s fantastic.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter the last game with the club [Fiorentina], it was the Conference League final with West Ham, from that moment the window started for me: a lot of clubs, a lot of speaking, talking, but for me it was clear I wanted Manchester United.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was long, long months for me, very difficult months for me, but in the end it was nice on the last day [of the transfer window] that I signed here and that I\u2019m here is now the most important.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Erik ten Hag managed Amrabat for Utrecht and described the 27-year-old as a \u201cwarrior\u201d and the midfielder explained that he hopes to justify that description.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cWhen I make a step on the pitch, for me it\u2019s normal that you give everything, that you fight for every metre and give your all for the team. Of course, you can make technical mistakes, everyone can have a bad game, but the most important is you fight for the badge, for the club, and that\u2019s the minimum you can do. That\u2019s normal and that\u2019s what I try always.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe manager knows me very well, a long time, maybe five, maybe seven years ago, we worked together, so it\u2019s a long time, but he knows me, I know him, I know what he wants and I try to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n