“It’s an incredible feeling to be a Manchester United player, and I cannot wait to walk out at Old Trafford wearing the red shirt.

I know that I’m joining the club at an exciting time; everyone I’ve spoken to has the same ambition for us to win trophies together and I can feel the determination to achieve that.

“Erik ten Hag played an important part in my development as a player, so it is exciting to be reuniting with him as I enter the prime years of my career.

I know what he expects from his players, and I will give everything to help the group be successful.

”On the international stage, Mazraoui plays for Morocco, a nation he is eligible to represent through his father.

Having played for the country as a youngster, he got his first senior call-up in 2018 and helped Morocco become the first-ever African nation to reach the last four of a FIFA World Cup in 2022, when he featured five times in the Atlas Lions’ run to the semi-finals of the Qatar tournament.

Our new centre-back may only be 25, but he arrives in Manchester with a wealth of experience across Europe.