Sofyan Amrabat

The Moroccan midfielder has been linked with a January transfer switch to Liverpool.

Speaking to Spanish publication Marca, Amrabat said: “I’m proud to be linked to top clubs like Barcelona and Atlético. Such form has seen the Fiorentina midfielder linked with moves to READ MORE: READ NEXT: [begged PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi to make a move for the Fiorentina man](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sofyan-amrabat-transfer-plea-liverpool-25723634) in an interview with French publication L'Équipe and later claimed the Ligue 1 champions would be an ideal club for Amrabat. [Liverpool sale latest as 'asking price' that would bring FSG to the table emerges](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-sale-fsg-asking-price-25471531)

Following Amrabat and Morocco's historic victory over Spain, a picture was shared on his Instagram account of himself mocked up with a sword, carrying Barcelona ...

The I have a lot of respect for the Spanish and when I heard that people were not liking it, I immediately deleted it.” The person who shared that image saw it as a joke.

Sofyan Amrabat addresses club future amid transfer interest from Liverpool & Tottenham, plus links to Barcelona, Atletico Madrid & PSG.

“We have received many phone calls for him, but we respect the choices Fiorentina are making. “I’m proud to be linked to top clubs like Barcelona and Atletico. However, Fiorentina have so far knocked back all recent enquiries and are not planning to let Amrabat leave next month.

France president Emmanuel Macron visited Morocco's dressing room after their semi-final clash to heap praise on Sofyan Amrabat .Macron went on to join ...

[Emmanuel Macron](/news/emmanuel-macron/index.html) visited Morocco's dressing room after their semi-final clash to heap praise on [ Sofyan Amrabat](/sport/football/article-11532427/Sofyan-Amrabat-backed-Premier-League-standout-World-Cup-Morocco.html). He was seen sliding across the champagne covered floor before lifting a speaker above his head. France took to Instagram to share a sneak peak into their changing room celebrations following their victory over Morocco.

The French leader singled out the Moroccan midfielder after France's 2-0 semi-final win over the North Africans.

But French head of state Macron made a point of dropping in on the defeated semi-finalists. He’s now set the be the subject of intense transfer interest when the window opens next month. Didier Deschamps won the tournament with his country as a player in 1998, and could now become just the second man to win it twice as a manager after their 2-0 victory over the North African nations, setting up Sunday’s final clash with Argentina. But now the world has seen what he can do. But reaching the final proved a step too far for Walid Regragui’s men, who fell behind to an early Theo Hernandez goal before Randal Kolo Muani came off the bench to score a killer second. [Hearts](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/hearts-fc) fans got a close up view of Amrabat’s ability as he ran the show against them at Tynecastle for Fiorentina in a 3-0 win for La Viola in the [Europa Conference League](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/europa-conference-league) group stage.

Morocco face France aiming to become the first African side to reach a World Cup final on Wednesday. One player who has stood out is Sofyan Amrabat, ...

I saw them a lot. I also looked a lot at Zidane and Xavi Hernandez as intelligent players. When the people were annoyed I decided to quickly delete it.”

Sofyan Amrabat's World Cup displays have led to him being awarded the title of standout player at at World Cup to be linked with a transfer. Advertisement.

I have a lot of respect for them and for the club." I have a lot of respect for my club, it's a great team. [December 14, 2022]

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Recent reports have even gone as far as to suggest that Jurgen Klopp has met with representatives of the 26-year-old as they discuss the suitability of a move ...

"He gets it and then he can feed the ball in, and you can see him go back there. "I said it at the top of the show, they’re really difficult to beat and very good without the ball, and one of the reasons for that is this guy. He’s been magnificent, he really has." He gives them so much protection, you can see how many tackles he’s made and he’s a huge part of their success up to now. Such form has inevitably attracted interest from the Premier League's top sides, with Liverpool reported to be alongside Tottenham Hotspur in exploring the possibility of a January move. The Fiorentina man has seemingly covered every blade of grass as he limited world-class opposition to just one goal in the five games preceding tonight.

FRANCE president Emmanuel Macron visited Morocco's dressing room and had high praise for Sofyan Amrabat.Macron watched from Qatar as the reigning cham.

We know it's going to be a tough game. We'll be well prepared." "We've seen Argentina play and we know how they play. There's a strong team around him . "We know they're going to have a lot of support in the crowd. [Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani netted in a 2-0 France win.](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/9905504/france-world-cup-final-argentina-kylian-mbappe-lionel-messi/) [Fiorentina's Amrabat was a standout throughout the tournament](https://www.thesun.ie/sport/football/9882286/liverpool-sofyan-amrabats-psg-morocco/) and was personally hailed by politician Macron.

Liverpool appear to be very much in the hunt for Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat according to a French journalist. Whilst the 26-year-old had been ...

[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5XstioL80j5xvix2FgayOv?si=c6005a65bcb245e7) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlFklV55ZttMuLE6hf3FdA) [Premier League](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/premier-league-top-scorers-2022-23) in the Summer, interest in obtaining his signature has rocketed after a series of outstanding performances that have helped Morocco to the [World Cup](https://www.si.com/soccer/liverpool/news/confirmed-fifa-2022-world-cup-draw-groups-revealed-for-qatar) semi-final where they will face France on Wednesday. “After his performances in Qatar, the interest shouldn’t change and there will be other meetings to see the demands of Fiorentina, also the demands of his agent – to see if that transfer will go ahead or not”. “It was a very good meeting, it was positive and they will be meeting a few days after the end of the World Cup to see if the interest is the same for Jurgen Klopp. [Foot Mercato](https://twitter.com/footmercato) journalist [Anas Bakhkhar](https://twitter.com/AnasB2khr) explained that Liverpool are one of the teams interested in the player and he told [Empire Of The Kop](https://www.empireofthekop.com/2022/12/13/exclusive-positive-meeting-amrabat-klopp/) that Jurgen Klopp has already met with Amrabat's agent and brother.

If there was anything that perfectly summed up Morocco's World Cup journey, it was Sofyan Amrabat's crunching tackle on Kylian Mbappe.They have been t.

[2-0 to France](https://talksport.com/football/1277664/france-argentina-world-cup-final-win-morocco/). [talkSPORT.com](https://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/index.html?interstitial=true). [talkSPORT app](https://talksport.com/radioplayer/live/index.html?interstitial=true&_branch_match_id=1089087725430010958&utm_source=editorial&utm_campaign=WorldCup2022&utm_medium=talksport%20website&_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXTywo0CtJzMkuLsgvKtFLzs%2FVd3XJTa0MyXV1LU0CABxcNGolAAAA), or ask your smart speaker to play talkSPORT. [during their clash with France](https://talksport.com/football/1274931/world-cup-2022-live-commentary-france-vs-morocco-score-result-updates-mbappe-giroud-ziyech/). [linked with a move to Liverpool](https://talksport.com/football/1275557/sofyan-amrabat-stats-position-premier-league-transfer-liverpool/). Amrabat has undoubtedly been one of the best midfielders at the World Cup and his talents were on full display for the world to see.

Sofyan Amrabat has been labelled as the standout player of the World Cup after Morocco's brave semi-final defeat to France.And the Fiorentina midfield.

“He’s always going to forgive him, he’s always going to have the support of the fans, that is always going to be the case with genuine fans. But Durham went one further, stating: “Well, he has been my player of the tournament, he is certainly talkSPORT’s man of the match.” “But it’s the ones that resonate, and I don’t want to put Amrabat down, but it’s the ones like him that resonate with young kids that are just starting off their journey in the game. “And he was driving at them, and the main reason they were so deep was because of his energy and the way he just cajoled his entire team and cajoled the entire nation.” “His drive, his energy, his leadership, everything that he stood for today, the French didn’t have in their ranks.” Speaking after the match on who their man of the match from Wednesday’s game was, talkSPORT’s Stuart Pearce said: “I think if I was edging on one it would be Amrabat.

There was perhaps no clearer example of that than Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat, An omnipresent part of the Moroccan midfield, as France broke away with ...

He will no doubt be the subject of much attention after the World Cup, having caught the eye of even causal observers. [December 14, 2022] That is in no small part down to their incredible effort and fight.

Amrabat revealed he asked the AC Milan striker to 'Just stop!' following him, as the Moroccan explained that the French side resorted to man-marking in ...

but he replied that he was instructed to follow me for the whole game.' It’s a really big compliment to all of Morocco. The Fiorentina midfielder said that he asked the AC Milan striker to 'Just stop!' following him around the pitch. 'But we should be proud that we played against the reigning world champions in the way we did. Sofyan Amrabat reveals he begged Olivier Giroud to stop 'following me everywhere' during Morocco's semi-final defeat... 'Their striker, Olivier Giroud, was following me everywhere all over the midfield!

The Moroccan international was forced to ask Olivier Giroud to stop constantly man-marking him during Wednesday night's defeat by France at the World Cup ...

[HAVE YOUR SAY!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/amrabat-giroud-morocco-liverpool-transfer-28738352#comments-wrapper) Should Liverpool sign Amrabat? "But we should be proud that we played against the reigning world champions in the way we did. [World Cup](https://www.irishmirror.ie/all-about/world-cup-2022?service=responsive) semi-finals as Morocco became the first African nation to ever reach the last four of the competition, but that was as far as they could go as Les Bleus ran out 2-0 winners on the night. "I said to him, 'Just stop!' but he replied that he was instructed to follow me for the whole game." "When we look back, I’m sure we will realise that. Their striker, Olivier Giroud, was following me everywhere all over the midfield!," he told NOS at full-time.

Fiorentina and Morocco midfielder Sofyan Amrabat admits that he is flattered by links with a move to either Barcelona or Atletico Madrid.

"We have a good coach at Fiorentina too but...yes, I like Cholo's style." But I'm a Fiorentina player, I respect the club and I have a great relationship with the president," Amrabat said. [Fiorentina](/football/fiorentina/) midfielder [Sofyan Amrabat](/people/sofyan-amrabat/) has admitted that he is flattered to be linked with moves to the likes of [Atletico Madrid](/football/atletico-madrid/) and [Barcelona](/football/barcelona/).

SportsBrief.com News - France President Emmanuel Macron has praised Morocco midfield superstar Sofyan Amrabat following his impressive displays at the 2022 ...

[Lions](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/lions/) reach the quarterfinals, the fourth African nation and the first Arab country to reach this stage of the Mundial. "Been told France president Emmanuel Macron has visited Morocco’s dressing room after the game and told Sofyan Amrabat that he has been “the best midfielder of the tournament” in front of all the squad," wrote Romano on [World](https://sportsbrief.com/tag/world/) Cup.

Sofyan Amrabat will have 'woken up' top clubs around Europe with his World Cup displays, according to his brother.Nordin Amrabat, who previously playe.

“I think the top clubs in Europe who have been sleeping have now woken up. talkSPORT is bringing you wall-to-wall coverage of the 2022 World Cup. [Sport Witness, the former Watford man said: ](http://sportwitness.co.uk/players-brother-confirms-january-talks-tottenham-sends-warning-rivals-now-woken/)“I am really incredibly proud of Sofyan. [Liverpool being linked,](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/sofyan-amrabat-snubs-liverpool-transfer-25752435) Tottenham are another club who could revisit their interest after being in talks over a move for the player last year. [Football London](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/transfer-news/sofyan-amrabat-tottenham-transfer-paratici-25658590), Spurs had hoped to sign Amrabat in the January transfer window before eventually signing Rodrigo Bentancur from Juventus. Nordin Amrabat, who previously played for Watford, was discussing the future of his brother who has been hugely impressive for Morocco at the World Cup in Qatar.

Tottenham 'are preparing to outbid Liverpool and Atletico Madrid to sign Moroccan World Cup hero Sofyan Amrabat'… with Antonio Conte's side willing to 'pay ...

with Antonio Conte's side willing to 'pay upwards of £50m' for the Fiorentina midfielder [reportedly](/sport/football/article-11537515/Tottenham-clubs-interested-signing-Argentinas-Alexis-Mac-Allister-Brighton.html) in the running to acquire Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, after his impressive performances for Argentina during the Qatar World Cup. [Tottenham](/sport/teampages/tottenham-hotspur.html) are expected to 'escalate their attempts' to beat [Liverpool](/sport/teampages/liverpool.html) and [Atletico Madrid](/sport/teampages/atletico-madrid.html) to sign Moroccan World Cup hero Sofyan Amrabat for more than £50m this January. [back in January](/sport/football/article-10437635/Tottenham-enquire-Fiorentina-midfielder-Amrabat-hold-talks-Wolves-Traore.html), after it appeared he had struggled to settle in to life in the Serie A. [claimed](/sport/football/article-11539681/Emmanuel-Macron-told-Sofyan-Amrabat-BEST-midfielder-World-Cup.html) he was 'the best midfielder in Qatar.' [The midfielder has been a constant in Morocco's inspirational World Cup side](/sport/football/article-11542523/Croatia-vs-Morocco-World-Cup-2022-Team-news-kick-time-TV-channel-stream-head-head.html)

Liverpool are reportedly in talks with the agency of Morocco and Fiorentina midfielder Sofyan Amrabat.

[Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5XstioL80j5xvix2FgayOv?si=c6005a65bcb245e7) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdlFklV55ZttMuLE6hf3FdA) The run back and tackle against Kylian Mbappe in last night’s loss was enough to gain admirers. Di Marzio claims that Liverpool would be a ‘dream’ move for Amrabat and his agency are hoping to make the deal happen. The Fiorentina midfielder guided his country to a World Cup semi-final, which unfortunately was where it ended for the African side. There have been several standout performers in Qatar, most of them having links with a move to Liverpool.

Liverpool have one major problem compared to Man City this season. Jürgen Klopp may need to pursue a dual fix on the pitch and in the transfer market.

Let’s hope this enables them to start dominating a vital defensive area of the pitch to the standard they were at last term. Yet if the tactical change was made with the intention of regaining control of zone five then the evidence suggests it failed. Perhaps, and in only two of the other 29 zones monitored by Opta have the Reds’ figures worsened by a wider margin. They’ve seen a drop of four per cent on the right but a mildly concerning eight per cent on the left. As much as Amrabat is a fine player, the Reds’ style of play markedly differs from that in which he has so richly enhanced his reputation. He has recently been quoted as saying he likes Atlético Madrid's style of play (there’s no accounting for taste) but his defensive action map in the above tweet illustrates that he thrives in a zone in which the Reds have lost a degree of control. Liverpool play in a far more front-foot style, and are hit in transition rather than deploying the low block that underdogs Morocco had to employ. They split the pitch into even smaller segments than your average coaching manual, so we’ll begin with a look at the section of this key defensive zone which is the width of the six-yard box. The field is theoretically divided into 18 zones, and 14 is the one which is deemed to be of significant value from an attacking perspective. What’s a regista, what’s he doing in the half space and is he going to generate any expected assists from there? While the Reds do not control that area of the pitch this term as well as they did last season, goal scoring hasn’t generally been an issue for them. Tactical and statistical analysis of football can get all-too easily bogged down in terms and jargon which a newcomer to the sport might struggle to understand these days.