{"id":287629,"date":"2023-09-05T15:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=287629"},"modified":"2023-09-05T15:34:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:34:04","slug":"man-united-reveal-sofyan-amrabats-shirt-number","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/man-united-reveal-sofyan-amrabats-shirt-number\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United reveal Sofyan Amrabat&apos;s shirt number"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Manchester United reveal the shirt number Sofyan Amrabat will wear at Old Trafford this season after \u00a38m loan move from Fiorentina<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The player underwent medical on the last day of the summer transfer window\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>27-year-old joins from Fiorentina with the option for Man Utd to buy in 2024\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester United have unveiled Sofyan Amrabat in his new jersey and revealed the kit number he will wear at Old Trafford this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils paid Fiorentina \u00a38million to lure the Moroccan international on a season-long loan last week, signing the midfielder on deadline day in a move that could be made permanent next summer for \u00a321m.<\/p>\n<p>Man United invested heavily in securing their final transfer target of the window just before its closure, with the club&#8217;s director of football negotiations Matt Hargreaves flying to Italy to ensure the deal got over the line.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag&#8217;s side have recruited heavily this summer, bringing in top targets including Mason Mount from Chelsea, former Inter Milan goalkeeper Andre Onana, and Rasmus Hojlund, in a \u00a372m move that made the rising starlet the most expensive Serie A player of the window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With the deal signed, the club were keen to share the number that Amrabat will sport for the 2023\/24 campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75080151-12482807-image-m-5_1693923524882.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag welcomed Sofyan Amrabat to Carrington to sign his contract on Tuesday morning<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75080149-12482807-image-m-4_1693923502998.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The player has arrived in Manchester for a one-season loan deal that the Red Devils can extend<\/p>\n<p>The Morocco star will wear No 4, which most recently adorned the shirt of defender Phil Jones, following the expiration of his contract this summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jones had worn the number since 2011 and his move from Blackburn Rovers 12 years earlier, and other previous incumbants include Owen Hargreaves, Juan Sebastian Veron, and Gabriel Heinze.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first player of the Premier League era to sport the number, as per the club&#8217;s website, was Steve Bruce, the then-club captain, during the 1993\/94 campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At Fiorentina, the player wore No 34 &#8211; which is currently attached to the jersey of out-of-favour midfielder Donny van de Beek &#8211; but the player regularly wears the No 4 for his country.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of his signing, club legend Rio Ferdinand was quick to caution his former side over Amrabat&#8217;s disciplinary record, stressing the need for the player to &#8216;adapt quickly&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Amrabat accumulated a staggering 16 yellow cards for club and country.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75080315-12482807-The_Morocco_international_has_been_handed_the_No_4_jersey_recent-a-9_1693923790738.jpg\" height=\"359\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Morocco international has been handed the No 4 jersey, recently vacated by Phil Jones<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/05\/15\/75080255-12482807-image-a-2_1693923469455.jpg\" height=\"510\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former wearers of the number include Owen Hargreaves (left) who wore it for four seasons<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I think it\u2019s a really stupid thing to do!\u2019 \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f Chris Sutton has his say on the Erik ten Hag and Jadon Sancho saga! \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f\ud83d\udd25 #manutd #manchesterunited #fyp #sancho #tenhag <\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival at Carrington, Amrabat shared his delight at joining the side, and spoke of how he was keen to inject &#8216;passion&#8217; in Ten Hag&#8217;s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is a huge honour to become a Manchester United player,&#8217; he shared. &#8216;I&#8217;ve had to be patient for this moment but I&#8217;m someone who always listens to my heart and now I am representing the club of my dreams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am a passionate player; I want to bring that energy to the squad, and I will put everything into every action I take for the team. I know exactly how Erik ten Hag likes to work and what he needs from his players.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;His coaching and guidance developed me so much as a player earlier in my career; I know that he will help to bring out the best of my abilities so that I can help the group to be successful this season.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12482807\/Manchester-United-reveal-shirt-number-Sofyan-Amrabat-wear-Old-Trafford-season-8m-loan-Fiorentina.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Manchester United reveal the shirt number Sofyan Amrabat will wear at Old Trafford this season after \u00a38m loan move from Fiorentina The player underwent medical <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/man-united-reveal-sofyan-amrabats-shirt-number\/\" title=\"Man United reveal Sofyan Amrabat&amp;apos;s shirt number\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287628,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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