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Fiorentina coach Italiano wary of burnout for Spurs, Liverpool target Amrabat

Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Italiano admits Sofyan Amrabat risks burnout.

The Morocco World Cup star is a target for Liverpool and Tottenham.

Explaining the current state of Amrabat after his return from the World Cup, Italiano explained why the midfielder is not yet ready to play after featuring heavily for his country.

“Amrabat arrived from the World Cup totally wrecked, he needs time to calm down," Italiano said.

“He finished that tournament with pain-killing injections allowing him to even play. He's still carrying issues from that, had only four training sessions with us and he himself confirmed to me he can't play 90 minutes.

“I could've put him on today, but I didn't want to risk it. When he is back to 100 per cent, he will be a real added bonus for us."

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