Manchester United sign Bayern Munich's Noussair Mazraoui for €20m
Manchester United have completed the signing of right-back Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich. Moroccan defender Mazraoui played under Erik ten Hag at Ajax. He joins the club for initial fee of £12.9m, with a further £4.3m in potential add-ons Mazraoui was waiting to join Manchester United which was only possible after the club sold Aaron Wan-Bissaka to West Ham United for £15m.
Why does this story matter?
Man United wanted to cash in on Wan-Bissaka, who played for five seasons after joining from Crystal Palace in the summer of 2019. Wan-Bissaka cost Man United £45m plus £5m in add-ons. He wasn't in ten Hag's plans as the Dutchman switched his focus to a more attack-minded right-back in Mazraoui. Mazraoui will provide competition to Diogo Dalot. United have completed a smart move.
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Mazraoui, who has signed a five-year deal with an option of another year, had seen Bayern agree a fee with West Ham last month. As per reports, the Hammers were set to pay an initial £13.47m for the 26-year-old, with a potential further £2.95m in add-ons. Earlier, Mazraoui joined Bayern from Ajax on a free transfer in 2022. He had signed a four-year deal.
A look at his career
Mazraoui made his first-team debut for Ajax in 2017-18. He spent five seasons at the club. His best season was in 2018-19, when he scored four times in 48 appearances. Mazraoui finished with 137 appearances for the club in total, scoring 10 times. Across two seasons at Bayern, he made 55 appearances, scoring one. 38 of his appearances came in the Bundesliga.
Decoding his stats in Bundesliga 2023-24
Mazraoui played 19 times in the Bundesliga last season. He made three assists. As per Squawka comparison matrix (data by Opta), Mazraoui created 15 chances and smashed the woodwork once. He had a passing accuracy of 89.88%. He also completed 12 take-ons. Mazraoui made 32 tackles, 23 clearances and 20 interceptions. He won 55 ground duels and clocked 34 touches in the opposition box.
Mazraoui has won these honors
Mazraoui won three Eredivisie honors with Ajax in 2018-19, 2020-21 and 2021-22. He won the KNVB Cup in 2018-19 and 2020-21 alongside the Johan Cruyff Shield in 2019. With Bayern, he won the DFL-Supercup in 2022 and Bundesliga in 2022-23.
