Manchester United have had a bright start to the transfer window and activity is set to ramp up in the coming weeks
Manchester United defender Noussair Mazraoui has signed with a new agency.
Manchester United defender Noussair Mazraoui has signed with a new agency(Image: (Photo by Rob Newell - CameraSport via Getty Images))
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Manchester United defender Noussair Mazraoui has reportedly changed agents amid ongoing speculation linking him with an exit from Old Trafford. Reports earlier this summer claimed new AC Milan boss and former United head coach, Ruben Amorim, was keen on a reunion with the Morocco international.
The Serie A club are in the market for a wing-back in oder to play Amorim's preferred 3-4-3 formation, with Mazraoui viewed as an ideal candidate for that role.
Reports in Italy claim the Serie A club would make a move to sign the United defender, if decision-makers at Old Trafford make it clear they are open to selling.
There are also said to be concerns about what role the Moroccan World Cup star would play in Amorim's system, having also played as a centre-half under the Portuguese head coach during his time at Old Trafford.
Mazraoui has signed with new agency Panthera, who will represent him moving forward, though it remains to be seen if there's any correlation between that decision and a transfer this summer.
Noussair Mazraoui has been linked with a summer exit from Manchester United
Noussair Mazraoui has been linked with a summer exit from Manchester United(Image: Getty Images)
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The 28-year-old defender made 20 appearances for United last season, missing a large chunk of the campaign for the African Cup of Nations.
Mazraoui struggled to get back into Michael Carrick's side after returning from the winter tournament, but did impress the then-interim United head coach, winning his place back in the side.
"Yeah he’s come back well, Nous," Carrick said last season after reintegrating Mazraoui back into the side. "It was a difficult one, obviously, on the back of the final and how it panned out.
"[He had] a few days to digest that then back in and around it. He’s been fantastic in and around the group and around training.
"Obviously, he came on at the end of the game and played a part for us, as you’d expect. So yeah, again [we want to] just keep thickening the squad, bolstering the squad and it’s great to have him back."