World Cup's 'best midfielder' tipped for Prem move in the summer amid Liverpool links

Midfielder Amrabat, the younger brother of former Watford man Nordin Amrabat, has played a key role in Morocco's surprise run to the semi-finals of the World Cup.

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He currently plays for Serie A outfit Fiorentina but his performances in Qatar have seen him linked with Liverpool.

It's also been reported that Tottenham tried and failed to sign the 26-year-old in January.

And Moroccan journalist, Amine El Amri, believes Amrabat will get a move to a Premier League club, however, any potential suitors will have to wait until the summer to sign him.

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El Amri added that he believes Amrabat has been the tournament's standout midfielder.

"I think there's a big chance that he might go there [the Premier League]," El Amri told talkSPORT.

"But everybody will have to wait until the summer because Fiorentina don't seem to want to sell in the next couple of weeks.

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"I think he's a fantastic player. His brother is Nordin Amrabat, and I'm sure you guys saw in Russia that this guy was a raging bull.

"But Sofyan Amrabat is a great footballer in addition to being a raging bull.

"I'm trying to be as objective as I can but I think he's been the best midfielder in this World Cup.

"I have nothing but respect for guys like Luka Modric, Marcelo Brozovic and Rodrigo De Paul and many others but I think he's been absolutely the best player in midfield in this World Cup."

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Amrabat and Morocco have been on a stunning run at the World Cup having finished top of a group which had both Belgium and Croatia in it.

They got the better of Spain in the Round of 16 before beating Portugal in the quarter-finals to become the first African and Arab nation to reach the last four of a World Cup.

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